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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 11

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Betty Jean Clark (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Jeanne L. Argos (D) by 29.7 points.

Betty Jean ClarkRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%8,366
35.2%4,539
12,905 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenD+24.91974R+8.61976R+37.81978R+29.71980D+23.11982D+47.01986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET