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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 59

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Lyle R. Krewson (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Chuck Larson (D) by 8.3 points.

Lyle R. KrewsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.1%8,914
Chuck LarsonDemocrat
45.9%7,552
16,468 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+16.61974R+0.31976R+5.51978R+8.31980D+11.31982D+22.51984

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