1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Iowa State Senate election results, district by district
Every Iowa State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 30 · R 20
Races25
Changed party4
Unopposed12%3 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 15 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Donald V. Doyle (D) | 17.1 | |
| SD-4 | Richard Vandehoef (R) | 37.9 | |
| SD-6 | John P. Kibbie (D) | 11.2 | Flipped |
| SD-8 | Berl E. Priebe (D) | 37.5 | |
| SD-10 | Alvin V. Miller (D) | 4.8 | |
| SD-12 | Joy Corning (R) | 5.6 | |
| SD-14 | Larry Murphy (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | Dale L. Tieden (R) | 22.1 | |
| SD-18 | Bob Carr (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Maggie Tinsman (R) | 52.2 | |
| SD-22 | Beverly A. Hannon (D) | 8.5 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-24 | Paul D. Pate (R) | 2.7 | Flipped |
| SD-26 | Richard V. Running (D) | 17.1 | |
| SD-28 | Richard F. Drake (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Mark R. Hagerla (R) | 5.4 | Flipped |
| SD-32 | H. Kay Hedge (R) | 14.9 | |
| SD-34 | John A. Peterson (D) | 16.3 | |
| SD-36 | John Soorholtz (R) | 7.7 | |
| SD-38 | Emil J. Husak (D) | 21.7 | |
| SD-40 | George R. Kinley (D) | 49.5 | |
| SD-42 | Elaine Szymoniak (D) | 3.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-44 | Jack Nystrom (R) | 6.9 | |
| SD-46 | Leonard L. Boswell (D) | 29.4 | |
| SD-48 | C. W. Hutchins (D) | 40.8 | |
| SD-50 | Michael E. Gronstal (D) | 17.9 |
Iowa State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner