1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa House District 38
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Polly Bukta (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Larry Jepsen (R) by 0.8 points.
Polly BuktaDemocrat · winner
50.4%6,174
Larry JepsenRepublican
49.6%6,078
12,252 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET