1998Final results
1998 election for Iowa Senate District 49
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Mark S. Shearer (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Richard Garrels (R) by 6.2 points.
Mark S. ShearerDemocrat · winner
53.1%10,045
Richard GarrelsRepublican
46.9%8,881
18,926 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