Iowa's 6th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Iowa's 6th congressional district, 1976 to 1980: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Iowa's 6th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
1980	Berkley Bedell	Democratic	64.3%	28.6
1978	Berkley Bedell	Democratic	66.3%	32.6
1976	Berkley Bedell	Democratic	67.4%	36.0

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Berkley Bedell Won	DEM	129,460	64.30%
Clarence S. Carney	REP	71,866	35.70%
Total		201,326

1978

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Berkley Bedell Won	DEM	87,139	66.29%
Willis Edgar Junker	REP	44,320	33.71%
Total		131,459

1976

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Berkley Bedell Won	DEM	133,507	67.43%
Joanne D. Soper	REP	62,292	31.46%
William David Mincer	AMP	2,203	1.11%
Total		198,002

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Iowa's 6th congressional district?

Berkley Bedell won in 1980 by 28.6 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.