1998 Iowa Senate election
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25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Leader | Mary Kramer | Michael Gronstal | Party | Republican | Democratic | Leader's seat | 37th | 42nd | Last election | 29 | 21 | Seats before | 28 | 22[a] | Seats after | 30 | 20 | Seat change | 2 | 2 | |
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The 1998 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1998 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts—the 25 odd-numbered state senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1998 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 2, 1998 determined which candidates appeared on the November 3, 1998 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.[2] General election results can be obtained here.[3]
Following the previous election in 1996, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 29 seats to Democrats' 21 seats. In a special election in District 13 in 1997 to fill a vacancy created by Sen. Jim Lind's (R) resignation, Democratic candidate Patricia M. "Pat" Harper (D) flipped the seat for her party. Therefore, on election day 1998, Republicans held 28 seats to Democrats' 22.
To reclaim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 4 Senate seats.
Republicans strengthened their control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1998 general election by netting two seats, resulting in Republicans holding 30 seats and Democrats having 20 seats after the election.
Summary of Results
- NOTE: The 25 even-numbered districts did not have elections in 1998 so they are not listed here.
Source:[4]
Detailed Results
- Reminder: Only odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 1998; therefore, even-numbered seats did not have elections in 1998 & are not shown.
- Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).
District 1
Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1998 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Steven D. Hansen (incumbent) | 8,421 | 61.2 |
| Republican | Kathleen Hoffmann | 5,337 | 38.8 |
Total votes | 13,758 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
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District 9
District 11
District 13
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1998 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Patricia Harper (incumbent) | 10,469 | 63.6 |
| Republican | Mike Lanigan | 5,998 | 36.4 |
Total votes | 16,467 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 15
Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1998 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Betty Soukup | 10,453 | 50.3 |
| Republican | Allen Borlaug (incumbent) | 10,324 | 49.7 |
Total votes | 20,777 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 17
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District 21
District 23
District 25
District 27
District 29
Iowa Senate, District 29 Republican Primary Election, 1998 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bruce Rhoads | 1,675 | 62.1 |
| Republican | Joseph R. Hudson | 552 | 20.5 |
| Republican | Rick Phillips | 470 | 17.4 |
Total votes | 2,697 | 100.0 |
District 31
Iowa Senate, District 31 Republican Primary Election, 1998 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Norman A. Luiken | 1,735 | 70.3 |
| Republican | Jerry Litzel | 733 | 29.7 |
Total votes | 2,468 | 100.0 |
District 33
Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1998 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jeff Lamberti | 17,147 | 84.5 |
| Reform | Alan Palmer | 3,146 | 15.5 |
Total votes | 20,293 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 35
District 37
Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1998 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Mary Kramer (incumbent) | 13,194 | 51.6 |
| Democratic | Bill Reichardt | 12,136 | 47.4 |
| Reform | Eric William Gunderson | 246 | 1.0 |
Total votes | 25,576 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 39
Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1998 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jo Ann Douglas (incumbent)[b] | 13,708 | 56.6 |
| Democratic | Brent A. Halling | 10,513 | 43.4 |
Total votes | 24,221 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 41
District 43
District 45
District 47
Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1998 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | David P. Miller | 9,788 | 50.1 |
| Democratic | Dan Gullion | 8,530 | 43.6 |
| Natural Law | Jonas Magram | 1,236 | 6.3 |
Total votes | 19,554 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 49
Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1998 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Mark Shearer | 10,045 | 53.1 |
| Republican | Richard Garrels | 8,881 | 46.9 |
Total votes | 18,926 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
- ^ In district 13, Sen. Lind (R) resigned and Sen. Harper (D) won a special election in 1997 to flip the seat to her party.[1]
- ^ a b This is the same Senator, she just changed her last name.
See also
References
- ^ "The ins and outs of the Iowa legislature: Harper's back, and she likes it".
- ^ "Primary Election 1998 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "General Election 1998 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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