1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Iowa House District 80
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Robert F. Bina (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Emma Jean Kiser (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert F. BinaDemocrat · winner
50.2%4,899
Emma Jean KiserRepublican · incumbent
49.8%4,852
9,751 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET