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1998Final results

1998 election for Iowa House District 15

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Dolores M. Mertz (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Kenneth M. Clark (R) by 28.3 points.

Dolores M. MertzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%6,357
35.9%3,554
9,911 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

EvenD+14.91990D+21.01992D+24.61994D+28.31998D+17.62004D+38.42006

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