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1996Final results

1996 election for Iowa House District 98

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Philip L. Wise (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Dan Sullivan (R) by 21.5 points.

Philip L. WiseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%6,853
Dan SullivanRepublican
39.2%4,426
11,279 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

EvenR+6.71986R+13.71988D+7.51994D+21.51996D+28.82000R+24.12002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET