1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 35
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Diane Brandt (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Violet A. Armstrong (R) by 31.2 points.
Diane BrandtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%7,579
Violet A. ArmstrongRepublican
34.4%3,975
11,554 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