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1998Final results

1998 election for Iowa House District 27

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Michael D. Jager (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Roland Cayouette (D) by 6.4 points.

Michael D. JagerRepublican · winner
52.5%4,825
46.0%4,234
1.5%136
9,195 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+13.51992R+20.61994R+10.41996R+6.41998D+15.42000D+46.02006

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

The candidates