1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 45
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Dale M. Cochran (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating John E. Rowles (R) by 6.2 points.
Dale M. CochranDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%7,132
John E. RowlesRepublican
46.9%6,297
13,429 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