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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa Senate District 8

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Berl E. Priebe (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating David J. Hanson (R) by 37.5 points.

Berl E. PriebeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%15,804
David J. HansonRepublican
31.3%7,187
22,994 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

EvenD+37.51988D+1.21992R+6.51996R+13.72000R+13.32002R+10.92004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET