1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa Senate District 38
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
O. Gene Maddox (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Frank Steinbach (D) by 29.6 points.
O. Gene MaddoxRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%20,682
Frank SteinbachDemocrat
35.2%11,241
31,923 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