1998Final results
1998 election for Iowa House District 17
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Russell W. Teig (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Eriksen (D) by 28.8 points.
Russell W. TeigRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%6,034
Paul EriksenDemocrat
35.6%3,336
9,370 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