1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa Senate District 50
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Michael E. Gronstal (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Arminda S. Hartman (R) by 17.9 points.
Michael E. GronstalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%11,200
Arminda S. HartmanRepublican
41.1%7,807
19,008 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