1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 58
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Philip Davitt (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Newton M. Coughenour (R) by 26.0 points.
Philip DavittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%9,591
Newton M. CoughenourRepublican
37.0%5,638
15,230 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