1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 2
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Douglas Ritsema (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Wright (D) by 39.1 points.
Douglas RitsemaRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.5%7,520
Kenneth WrightDemocrat
30.5%3,295
10,815 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