1998Final results
1998 election for Iowa House District 47
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Barry Brauns (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Julie A. Gilmere (D) by 27.1 points.
Barry BraunsRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%5,168
Julie A. GilmereDemocrat
36.5%2,967
8,135 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