1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 48
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Wayne Bennett (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Dale L. Schnirring (D) by 20.4 points.
Wayne BennettRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%6,481
Dale L. SchnirringDemocrat
39.3%4,263
Gary A. StampOther party
1.0%111
10,855 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