1998Final results
1998 election for Iowa House District 12
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Clarence C. Hoffman (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Leslie A. Lewis (D) by 6.4 points.
Clarence C. HoffmanRepublican · winner
53.2%4,888
Leslie A. LewisDemocrat
46.8%4,298
9,186 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET