1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa Senate District 2

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Donald V. Doyle (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Dick Hallowell (R) by 17.1 points.

Donald V. DoyleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%12,806
Dick HallowellRepublican
41.4%9,057
21,864 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

EvenR+18.31980D+3.61982D+16.31984D+17.11988R+26.81992R+33.11996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET