1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa House District 98
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Joan L. Hester (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Janet Sutherland (D) by 6.7 points.
Joan L. HesterRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%4,264
Janet SutherlandDemocrat
46.6%3,725
7,989 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET