1998Final results
1998 election for Iowa House District 42
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
James Vanfossen (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Hayek (D) by 11.4 points.
James VanfossenRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.7%4,339
Jim HayekDemocrat
44.3%3,449
7,788 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