1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa Senate District 38
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Emil J. Husak (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Burtwin L. Day (R) by 21.7 points.
Emil J. HusakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%13,978
Burtwin L. DayRepublican
39.2%8,995
22,973 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