1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Iowa Senate District 6
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
John P. Kibbie (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating George P. Moriarty (R) by 11.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John P. KibbieDemocrat · winner
55.6%12,820
George P. MoriartyRepublican
44.4%10,236
23,056 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