1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 50
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
James D. Okane (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Claire M. Miethke (R) by 3.6 points.
James D. OkaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.8%5,601
Claire M. MiethkeRepublican
48.2%5,209
10,810 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