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1988 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1988 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

James A. S. Leach won the 1988 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. James A. S. Leach received 112,746 popular votes (60.71%). The main challenger was William E. Gluba (38.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Leach and Gluba

Leach +22.3 pts · won by 41,466 votes
James A. S. LeachRepublicanWINNER60.71%
112,746 votes
William E. GlubaDemocratic38.38%
71,280 votes
Judy Stav-Rivernominated by petition0.9%
1,670 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.