2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for Iowa House District 38
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Garrett Gobble (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Heather Matson (D) by 0.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Garrett GobbleRepublican · winner
50.3%10,084
Heather MatsonDemocrat · incumbent
49.6%9,927
20,033 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET