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1998Final results

1998 election for Iowa House District 77

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

David G. Lord (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Kathryn K. Powell (D) by 3.8 points.

David G. LordRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%6,725
48.1%6,238
12,963 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+24.11992R+12.81994R+5.21996R+3.81998R+8.42000D+19.72012

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