1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 57
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Virginia Poffenberger (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Dennis Curtis (D) by 7.6 points.
Virginia PoffenbergerRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%6,857
Dennis CurtisDemocrat
46.2%5,891
12,752 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