1998Final results
1998 election for Iowa House District 31
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Chuck Gipp (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating John Paul Hjelle (D) by 28.8 points.
Chuck GippRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%5,896
John Paul HjelleDemocrat
35.6%3,257
9,153 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