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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 42

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Reid W. Crawford (R) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Mohr (D) by 40.1 points.

Reid W. CrawfordRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.1%10,985
29.1%4,620
John FailorLibertarian
1.8%287
15,892 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

EvenR+18.81974R+15.31976R+41.91978R+40.11980D+31.41982D+26.51984

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

The candidates

Reid W. Crawford (R)Robert D. Mohr (D)

Also on the ballot: John Failor (Libertarian), 1.8%