1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 56
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
James O. Anderson (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Bob Skow (D) by 6.6 points.
James O. AndersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%6,066
Bob SkowDemocrat
46.7%5,320
11,386 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