1998 Iowa Congressional and Statewide Results
Filing Deadline: March 13, Primary: June 2
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| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties |
Governor, Terry Branstad (R) retiring, 57% in '94, 4th term
Stu Rothenberg's prediction: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:2, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 77% Republican |
| St. Sen. Tom Vilsack (D) 52% |
'96 Senate nominee / ex-U.S. Rep. Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 47% |
community college proffessor Jim Hennager (Rfm) 1%
'94 nominee Carl Olsen (L) 0%
meatpacker Thomas Alter (SW) 0%
Jim Schaefer (NL) 0%
Mark Kennis (I) 0% |
| Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., Joy Corning (R) retiring |
| community activist Sally Pederson (D) |
State Human Rights Director / Ex-TV News Anchor Almo Hawkins (R) |
Sue Atkinson (Rfm) |
| Attorney General |
| Tom Miller (D) |
Mark Schwickerath (R) |
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| Secretary of State, Paul Pate (R) ran for Gov. |
| Teacher/son of ex-U.S. Senator Chet Culver (D) |
Deputy Secretary of State John Gilliland (R) |
Russell Lovetinsky (G), veteran David Davis (L), Sheryl Blue (Rfm), |
| Treasurer |
| Mike L. Fitzgerald (D) |
Joan Bolin (R) |
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| Auditor |
| No Democrat |
Richard D. Johnson (R) |
Ronn Young (Rfm) |
| Agriculture Secretary, Dale Cochran (D) retiring |
| St. Sen. Patty Judge (D) |
Iowa Falls Mayor Dan Brown (R) |
auto workers Raymond Parsons (SW), Ed Peak (Rfm), |
Senator, 69.6% in '92, 3rd term
Stu Rothenberg's prediction: Safe Republican, Charles Cook's prediction: Safe Republican, Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:6, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican |
| ex-state Rep./college professor David Osterberg (D) 30.5% |
Charles E. Grassley (R) 68.4% |
Veterinary Technician Donald Hennig (L/WI) 0.0%
meatpacker Margaret Trowe (SW) 0.3%
Susan Marcus (NL) 0.8% |
1st Cong. District, 52.9% in '96, 11th term
Roll Call's prediction: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 2:3, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 77% Republican |
| '96 nominee / attorney / ex-St. Sen. Bob "Ed" Rush (D) 42.3% |
James "Jim" A. Leach (R) 56.5% |
Hospital Executive Charles Thurston (Rfm) 0.7%
Jeffrey Smith (NL) 0.5%, write in candidates 0.0% |
2nd Cong. District, 53.5% in '96, 4th term
Roll Call's prediction: Leans Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 7:8, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 50% Republican |
| consumer attorney Rob Tully (D) 44.0% |
Jim Nussle (R) 55.2% |
Peter Lamoureaux (NL) 0.8%, write in candidates 0.0% |
3rd Cong. District, 49.2% in '96, 1st term
Roll Call's prediction: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's prediction: 1:1, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 64% Democrat |
| Leonard L. Boswell (D) 56.9% |
St. Sen. Larry McKibben (R) 41.1% |
ex-college professor Charles P. Connolly (Rfm) 1.1%
Joe Seehusen (I) 0.8% write in candidates 0.0% |
4th Cong. District, 52.1% in '96, 2nd term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:3, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 77% Republican, |
| Jon Dvorak (D) 33.9% |
Greg Ganske (R) 65.2% |
Steven Yellin (NL) 0.9%, write in candidates 0.0% |
5th Cong. District, 65.4% in '96, 2nd term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Republican, |
| No Democrat |
Tom Latham (R) 99.2% |
writer Mike Palecek (WI) 0.8% |
