1998Final results
1998 election for Iowa House District 36
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Pat Murphy (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Scott Arthofer (R) by 37.3 points.
Pat MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%6,000
Scott ArthoferRepublican
31.3%2,739
8,739 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