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1998Final results

1998 election for Iowa House District 61

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Cecelia Burnett (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Tom Harpham (R) by 36.5 points.

Cecelia BurnettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.2%6,020
Tom HarphamRepublican
31.8%2,802
8,822 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

EvenD+24.31990D+5.11994D+27.51996D+36.51998D+10.82000D+5.52002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET