1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 85
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Clay Spear (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Phil Dunshee (R) by 3.5 points.
Clay SpearDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.8%3,655
Phil DunsheeRepublican
48.2%3,406
7,061 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET