1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 13
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Rollin K. Howell (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Gene A. Ostendorf (R) by 6.3 points.
Rollin K. HowellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%6,304
Gene A. OstendorfRepublican
46.9%5,558
11,862 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET