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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 14

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Jim Johnson (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Larry Miles Dinger (D) by 0.4 points.

Jim JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.2%6,666
49.8%6,618
13,285 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+14.01974D+3.41976R+16.61978R+0.41980D+28.21982D+26.41984

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