1998Final results
1998 election for Iowa Senate District 39
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Joann Douglas (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Brent A. Halling (D) by 13.2 points.
Joann DouglasRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%13,708
Brent A. HallingDemocrat
43.4%10,513
24,221 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