1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 15
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Donald D. Avenson (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Gordon Eide (R) by 15.4 points.
Donald D. AvensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%6,461
Gordon EideRepublican
42.3%4,738
11,201 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