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1998 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1998 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

Leonard L. Boswell won the 1998 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. Leonard L. Boswell received 107,947 popular votes (56.89%). The main challenger was Larry McKibben (41.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Boswell and McKibben

Boswell +15.8 pts · won by 29,884 votes
Leonard L. BoswellDemocraticWINNER56.89%
107,947 votes
Larry McKibbenRepublican41.14%
78,063 votes
Charles P. ConnollyReform1.15%
2,180 votes
Joe Seehusennominated by petition0.79%
1,494 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.