1974Final results
1974 election for Iowa House District 85
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Clay Spear (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Darlene Allen (R) by 8.3 points.
Clay SpearDemocrat · winner
54.1%4,511
Darlene AllenRepublican
45.9%3,820
8,331 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