1998Final results
1998 election for Iowa House District 51
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Rosemary R. Thomson (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Rob Berntsen (D) by 1.4 points.
Rosemary R. ThomsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.7%6,253
Rob BerntsenDemocrat
49.3%6,080
12,333 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