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2020Final results

2020 election for Iowa House District 98

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Mary Wolfe (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Joma Short (R) by 19.2 points.

Mary WolfeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%7,872
Joma ShortRepublican
40.3%5,329
13,217 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

EvenR+28.92004R+26.02006D+32.92016D+19.22020D+0.32024D+21.12026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET