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2012Final results

2012 election for Iowa House District 88

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Thomas R. Sands (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Sara Sedlacek (D) by 7.1 points.

Thomas R. SandsRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%7,548
46.4%6,550
14,123 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+2.01998R+12.32000D+17.32010R+7.12012R+22.32016R+11.52018

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