2000Final results
2000 election for Iowa House District 38
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Polly Bukta (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating James Cox (R) by 5.1 points.
Polly BuktaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%6,631
James CoxRepublican
47.4%5,987
12,618 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET