1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 38
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Bob Renken (R) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Kenneth L. Slifka (D) by 49.1 points.
Bob RenkenRepublican · winner
74.6%9,023
Kenneth L. SlifkaDemocrat
25.4%3,078
12,101 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