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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 54

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Arlyn E. Danker (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Betty M. Baldwin (D) by 27.9 points.

Arlyn E. DankerRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.9%7,227
36.1%4,077
11,305 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

EvenR+16.21974R+11.81976R+37.91978R+27.91980D+21.11982D+31.91984

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