1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 61
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Richard Byerly (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Don Mendenhall (R) by 13.8 points.
Richard ByerlyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%8,017
Don MendenhallRepublican
43.1%6,067
14,084 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