1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Iowa House District 98
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Joan L. Hester (R) won with 45.5% of the vote, defeating Gerald Kenkel (D) by 10.1 points.
Joan L. HesterRepublican · winner
45.5%5,242
Gerald KenkelDemocrat
35.4%4,079
Laverne SchroederIndependent · incumbent
19.1%2,196
11,519 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET