1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa House District 98
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Joan L. Hester (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating J. W. Red Brummer (D) by 13.7 points.
Joan L. HesterRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%6,140
J. W. Red BrummerDemocrat
43.1%4,658
10,798 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET