1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa Senate District 26
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Richard V. Running (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Evan R. Hughes (R) by 17.1 points.
Richard V. RunningDemocrat · winner
58.5%15,300
Evan R. HughesRepublican
41.4%10,824
26,137 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