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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 44

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Joyce Lonergan (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Kenneth E. Frazier (R) by 12.3 points.

Joyce LonerganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%6,618
43.8%5,167
11,785 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+4.51974D+36.31976D+4.71978D+12.31980R+30.71982R+24.41986

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