1998Final results
1998 election for Iowa House District 38
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Polly Bukta (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Carolyn Grimes (R) by 7.7 points.
Polly BuktaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.8%5,040
Carolyn GrimesRepublican
46.2%4,321
9,361 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