1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa Senate District 40
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
George R. Kinley (D) won with 74.8% of the vote, defeating Virginia Johnston (R) by 49.5 points.
George R. KinleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.8%16,712
Virginia JohnstonRepublican
25.2%5,636
22,356 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