1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 98
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Laverne Schroeder (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Gerry Lafarge (D) by 11.0 points.
Laverne SchroederRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.5%4,585
Gerry LafargeDemocrat
44.5%3,677
8,262 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET