1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for Iowa Senate District 24
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Paul D. Pate (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Ralph J. Kremer (D) by 2.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul D. PateRepublican · winner
51.3%12,640
Ralph J. KremerDemocrat
48.6%11,980
24,633 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