1998Final results
1998 election for Iowa House District 56
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Jerry Welter (R) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Nels C. Scranton (D) by 35.1 points.
Jerry WelterRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.5%6,690
Nels C. ScrantonDemocrat
32.5%3,215
9,905 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