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1998Final results

1998 election for Iowa House District 16

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Henry Rayhons (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Leslie M. Granger (D) by 25.3 points.

Henry RayhonsRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%5,736
37.3%3,418
9,154 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

EvenR+24.31992R+32.51994R+9.01996R+25.31998R+18.72006D+12.62008

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