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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 52

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Warren Johnson (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Lyle Scheelhaase (D) by 5.7 points.

Warren JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.9%6,567
47.1%5,858
12,425 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+0.71974D+5.31976R+1.51978R+5.71980D+1.31982D+1.61984

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