1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa Senate District 46
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Leonard L. Boswell (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Gene Smith (R) by 29.4 points.
Leonard L. BoswellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%15,215
Gene SmithRepublican
35.3%8,296
23,513 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