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1988 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jim Lightfoot won the 1988 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. Jim Lightfoot received 117,761 popular votes (63.87%). The main challenger was Gene Freund (36.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Lightfoot and Freund

Lightfoot +27.8 pts · won by 51,162 votes
Jim LightfootRepublicanWINNER63.87%
117,761 votes
Gene FreundDemocratic36.12%
66,599 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.