1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 17
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Roger A. Halvorson (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Peter J. Grady (D) by 31.8 points.
Roger A. HalvorsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.9%7,994
Peter J. GradyDemocrat
34.1%4,132
12,126 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