1998 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1998 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1996 Iowa Senate election 1996 2000 Iowa Senate election 2000 25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 3, 1998 200x200px Mary Kramer Republican Party (United States) 37th 29 28 2 30 200x200px Michael Gronstal Democratic Party (United States) 42nd 21 22Harper In district 13, Sen. Lind (R) resigned and Sen. Harper (D) won a special election in 1997 to flip the seat to her party.https://wcfcourier.com/the-ins-and-outs-of-the-iowa-legislature-harper-s/article_4b7db9e8-df69-59a2-99c1-8321842613d1.html The ins and outs of the Iowa legislature: Harper's back, and she likes it 2 20 President of the Senate Mary Kramer Republican Mary Kramer Republican 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.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/90s/1998primcanv.pdf Primary Election 1998 Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State April 11, 2020 General election results can be obtained here.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/10-8.pdf General Election 1998 Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State April 11, 2020 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. State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 1st Steven D. Hansen Dem Steven D. Hansen Democratic 3rd Wilmer Rensink Rep Kenneth Veenstra Republican 5th Mary Lou Freeman Rep Mary Lou Freeman Republican 7th Rod Halvorson Dem Mike Sexton Republican 9th Stewart Iverson Rep Stewart Iverson Republican 11th John Jensen Rep John Jensen Republican 13th Patricia M. "Pat" Harper Dem Patricia M. "Pat" Harper Democratic 15th Allen Borlaug Rep Betty A. Soukup Democratic 17th Thomas L. Flynn Dem Thomas L. Flynn Democratic 19th Sheldon L. Rittmer Rep Sheldon L. Rittmer Republican 21st Maggie Tinsman Rep Maggie Tinsman Republican 23rd Mary Neuhauser Dem Joe Bolkcom Democratic 25th Robert Dvorsky Dem Robert Dvorsky Democratic 27th Wally Horn Dem Wally Horn Democratic 29th Dennis Black Dem Dennis Black Democratic 31st Johnie Hammond Dem Johnie Hammond Democratic 33rd William D. Palmer Dem Jeff Lamberti Republican 35th Dick Dearden Dem Dick Dearden Democratic 37th Mary Kramer Rep Mary Kramer Republican 39th Jo Ann M. Douglas Rep Jo Ann M. Johnson39thDistrict This is the same Senator, she just changed her last name. Republican 41st Nancy Boettger Rep Nancy Boettger Republican 43rd Derryl McLaren Rep Derryl McLaren Republican 45th Bill Fink Dem Bill Fink Democratic 47th Donald Gettings Dem David P. Miller Republican 49th Tom Vilsack Dem Mark Shearer Democratic Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate April 9, 2020 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. District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 • District 41 • District 43 • District 45 • District 47 • District 49__NOTOC__ 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 Democratic Party (United States) Steven D. Hansen (incumbent) 8421 61.2 Republican Party (United States) Kathleen Hoffmann 5337 38.8 13758 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 3 Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Kenneth Veenstra 15040 100.0 15040 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 5 Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Mary Lou Freeman (incumbent) 13389 100.0 13389 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 7 Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Mike Sexton 9245 51.5 Democratic Party (United States) Rod Halvorson (incumbent) 8712 48.5 17957 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 9 Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Stewart Iverson (incumbent) 12472 66.4 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Murra 6300 33.6 18772 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 11 Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) John W. Jensen (incumbent) 14957 100.0 14957 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 13 Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1998 Democratic Party (United States) Patricia Harper (incumbent) 10469 63.6 Republican Party (United States) Mike Lanigan 5998 36.4 16467 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 15 Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1998 Democratic Party (United States) Betty Soukup 10453 50.3 Republican Party (United States) Allen Borlaug (incumbent) 10324 49.7 20777 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 17 Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1998 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Flynn (incumbent) 13067 100.0 13067 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 19 Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Sheldon L. Rittmer (incumbent) 10586 100.0 10586 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 21 Iowa Senate, District 21 Republican Primary Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Maggie Tinsman (incumbent) 2931 42.5 Republican Party (United States) Philip B. Allen, Jr. 2650 47.5 5581 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Maggie Tinsman (incumbent) 12550 67.8 Democratic Party (United States) Tommy Jacobson 5960 32.2 18510 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 23 Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1998 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Bolkcom 12513 100.0 12513 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 25 Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1998 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Dvorsky (incumbent) 13301 64.4 Republican Party (United States) Mary Louise Howard 7368 35.6 20669 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 27 Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1998 Democratic Party (United States) Wally Horn (incumbent) 13653 100.0 13653 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 29 Iowa Senate, District 29 Republican Primary Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Bruce Rhoads 1675 62.1 Republican Party (United States) Joseph R. Hudson 552 20.5 Republican Party (United States) Rick Phillips 470 17.4 2697 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1998 Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Black (incumbent) 12642 60.6 Republican Party (United States) Bruce Rhoads 8216 39.4 20858 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 31 Iowa Senate, District 31 Republican Primary Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Norman A. Luiken 1735 70.3 Republican Party (United States) Jerry Litzel 733 29.7 2468 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1998 Democratic Party (United States) Johnie Hammond (incumbent) 9428 55.6 Republican Party (United States) Norman A. Luiken 7524 44.4 16952 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 33 Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Jeff Lamberti 17147 84.5 Reform Party (United States) Alan Palmer 3146 15.5 20293 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 35 Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1998 Democratic Party (United States) Dick Dearden (incumbent) 10538 71.6 Republican Party (United States) Bert Wagoner, Jr. 4172 28.4 14710 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 37 Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Mary Kramer (incumbent) 13194 51.6 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Reichardt 12136 47.4 Reform Party (United States) Eric William Gunderson 246 1.0 25576 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 39 Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Jo Ann Douglas (incumbent)39thDistrict 13708 56.6 Democratic Party (United States) Brent A. Halling 10513 43.4 24221 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 41 Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Nancy Boettger (incumbent) 12082 68.5 Democratic Party (United States) John L. Jensen 5560 31.5 17642 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 43 Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Derryl McLaren (incumbent) 13685 100.0 13685 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 45 Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1998 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Fink (incumbent) 10988 56.7 Republican Party (United States) Larry L. Hughes 8387 43.3 19375 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 47 Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) David P. Miller 9788 50.1 Democratic Party (United States) Dan Gullion 8530 43.6 Natural Law Party (US) Jonas Magram 1236 6.3 19554 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 49 Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1998 Democratic Party (United States) Mark Shearer 10045 53.1 Republican Party (United States) Richard Garrels 8881 46.9 18926 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) See also United States elections, 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1998 Elections in Iowa References Category:1998 Iowa elections Category:Iowa Senate elections Iowa State Senate