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1998Final results

1998 election for Iowa Senate District 21

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Maggie Tinsman (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Tommy Jacobson (D) by 35.6 points.

Maggie TinsmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%12,550
32.2%5,960
18,510 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+26.01982D+32.71986R+33.51992R+35.61998D+23.22002D+12.72006

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