1989Final resultsSpecial election
1989 special election for Iowa House District 35
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Pat Murphy (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Jeff Walters (R) by 1.5 points.
Pat MurphyDemocrat · winner
50.8%3,004
Jeff WaltersRepublican
49.2%2,913
5,917 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 1989
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)