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1998Final results

1998 election for Iowa House District 34

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Robert J. Osterhaus (D) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Dana Sechler (R) by 41.4 points.

Robert J. OsterhausDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%5,793
Dana SechlerRepublican
29.3%2,403
8,196 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+33.31986D+2.21990R+30.81994D+41.41998D+14.62002D+33.92006

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