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1998Final results

1998 election for Iowa's 4th District

U.S. House · Iowa

Greg Ganske (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Jon Dvorak (D) by 31.3 points.

Greg GanskeRepublican · winner
65.2%129,942
Jon DvorakDemocrat
33.9%67,550
Steven YellinNatural Law
0.9%1,785
199,277 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+25.11992R+6.11994R+5.31996R+31.31998R+24.72000R+11.72002

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Jon DvorakGreg Ganske
$48.8K
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$45K
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$3.8K
Cash on hand
$187.2K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998

The candidates

Greg Ganske (R)Jon Dvorak (D)

Also on the ballot: Steven Yellin (Natural Law), 0.9%