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1980 House elections · Iowa districts

Iowa U.S. House election results 1980

Results in all of Iowa's congressional districts in 1980 (Republican 3, Democratic 3): every candidate, vote share and margin.

  • Republican 3
  • Democratic 3

James A. Leach REP +29.2

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
James A. Leach WonREP133,34964.08%
Jim LarewDEM72,60234.89%
Michael R. GrantLIB1,3740.66%
Gloria WilliamsOTH7860.38%
Total208,111

Official source: data

Tom Tauke REP +8.9

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Tom Tauke WonREP111,58754.00%
Steve SovernDEM93,17545.09%
Dean MillerLIB9850.48%
James D. RobersonOTH8870.43%
Total206,634

Official source: data

Thomas Cooper Evans REP +2.9

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Thomas Cooper Evans WonREP107,86951.38%
Lynn G. CutlerDEM101,73548.46%
James E. SuppusAMP3410.16%
Total209,945

Official source: data

Neal Edward Smith DEM +8.0

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Neal Edward Smith WonDEM117,89653.93%
Donald C. YoungREP100,33545.90%
Kalonji SaadiqOTH3890.18%
Total218,620

Official source: data

Tom Harkin DEM +20.5

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Tom Harkin WonDEM127,89560.22%
Cal HultmanREP84,47239.78%
Total212,367

Official source: data

Berkley Bedell DEM +28.6

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Berkley Bedell WonDEM129,46064.30%
Clarence S. CarneyREP71,86635.70%
Total201,326

Official source: data

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from official sources.