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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 20

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Michael W. Connolly (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Clem Walleser (R) by 10.6 points.

Michael W. ConnollyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%7,305
Clem WalleserRepublican
44.7%5,910
13,215 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+12.61974R+3.11976D+10.81978D+10.61980D+10.91982D+33.01984

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