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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 12

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Lowell Norland (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Beverly Pangburn (R) by 26.8 points.

Lowell NorlandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%4,921
36.6%2,843
7,765 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+23.91974D+34.71976D+32.71978D+26.81980D+1.31982D+17.71984

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