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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 28

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Wally E. Horn (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating G. L. Pete Bell (R) by 29.3 points.

Wally E. HornDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%5,817
G. L. Pete BellRepublican
35.4%3,182
8,999 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+49.81974D+41.61976D+29.31980D+7.71982D+22.51984D+30.81986

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