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1988 Iowa U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1988 Iowa U.S. House District 6 Election?

Fred Grandy won the 1988 Iowa U.S. House District 6 Election. Fred Grandy received 125,859 popular votes (64.39%). The main challenger was Dave O'Brein (35.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Grandy and O'Brein

Grandy +28.8 pts · won by 56,245 votes
Fred GrandyRepublicanWINNER64.39%
125,859 votes
Dave O'BreinDemocratic35.61%
69,614 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.