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1988 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1988 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election?

Thomas J. Tauke won the 1988 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election. Thomas J. Tauke received 113,543 popular votes (56.76%). The main challenger was Eric Tabor (43.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Tauke and Tabor

Tauke +13.5 pts · won by 27,105 votes
Thomas J. TaukeRepublicanWINNER56.76%
113,543 votes
Eric TaborDemocratic43.21%
86,438 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.