1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 65
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Lawrence Pope (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Mike Murray (D) by 15.2 points.
Lawrence PopeRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%6,964
Mike MurrayDemocrat
42.4%5,130
12,098 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