1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Iowa House District 8
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Marcella R. Frevert (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Jack Schoelerman (R) by 8.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Marcella R. FrevertDemocrat · winner
54.1%6,218
Jack SchoelermanRepublican
45.9%5,271
11,489 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