1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa Senate District 36
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
John Soorholtz (R) won re-election with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Bert Permar (D) by 7.7 points.
John SoorholtzRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%13,169
Bert PermarDemocrat
46.1%11,283
24,454 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)