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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 30

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Myron B. Oxley (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating A. Gordon Holmes (R) by 4.4 points.

Myron B. OxleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%7,834
47.2%7,163
Jon WackerLibertarian
1.2%186
15,183 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+16.01974D+4.71976D+2.71978D+4.41980D+1.11982D+5.31984

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

The candidates

Myron B. Oxley (D)A. Gordon Holmes (R)

Also on the ballot: Jon Wacker (Libertarian), 1.2%