1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa House District 97
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Wendell C. Pellett (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Karen Thomsen (D) by 10.1 points.
Wendell C. PellettRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%6,198
Karen ThomsenDemocrat
45.0%5,065
11,263 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET