1998Final results
1998 election for Iowa House District 79
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Michael J. Obrien (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Kelly Kibby (R) by 38.5 points.
Michael J. ObrienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%6,734
Kelly KibbyRepublican
30.7%2,987
9,721 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