1898 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1898 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election?

Joseph Lane won the 1898 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election. Joseph Lane received 18,790 popular votes (50.58%). The main challenger was John J Ney (47.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Lane and Ney

Lane +3.4 pts · won by 1,282 votes

Joseph Lane RepublicanWINNER50.58%

18,790 votes

John J Ney Democratic47.13%

17,508 votes

J B Welzenbachsocialist labor1.07%

396 votes

Eli Elliottprohibition0.7%

260 votes

Allan W Rickerpeople's0.52%

193 votes

Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.