1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 22

Name: 1980 election for Iowa House District 22
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: Iowa

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Nancy J. Shimanek (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Don Knapp (D) by 9.5 points.

Nancy J. ShimanekRepublican · winner · incumbent

54.8%6,424

45.2%5,307

11,731 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

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