2002Final results
2002 election for Iowa House District 97
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Effie Lee Boggess (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Howard D. Hart (D) by 17.7 points.
Effie Lee BoggessRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%5,075
Howard D. HartDemocrat
41.1%3,547
8,622 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET