1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa Senate District 16
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Dale L. Tieden (R) won re-election with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Phil Specht (D) by 22.1 points.
Dale L. TiedenRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%12,911
Phil SpechtDemocrat
39.0%8,240
21,151 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET