PolitiFinder

1998 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

Iowa · 4 candidates · See every 1998 U.S. House race

Who won the 1998 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

James A. S. Leach won the 1998 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. James A. S. Leach received 106,419 popular votes (56.54%). The main challenger was Bob Rush (42.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Leach and Rush

Leach +14.3 pts · won by 26,890 votes
James A. S. LeachRepublicanWINNER56.54%
106,419 votes
Bob RushDemocratic42.26%
79,529 votes
Charles ThurstonReform0.67%
1,252 votes
Jeffrey M. Smithnatural law0.5%
932 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.