1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa Senate District 34
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
John A. Peterson (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating John C. Rhodes (R) by 16.3 points.
John A. PetersonDemocrat · winner
58.2%13,729
John C. RhodesRepublican
41.8%9,875
23,606 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)