1998Final results
1998 election for Iowa House District 55
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Chuck Larson (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Sharron L. McElmeel (D) by 23.3 points.
Chuck LarsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.6%7,804
Sharron L. McElmeelDemocrat
38.4%4,859
12,663 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