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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 66

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Dorothy F. Carpenter (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Ione G. Shadduck (D) by 34.0 points.

Dorothy F. CarpenterRepublican · winner
67.0%12,575
33.0%6,187
18,762 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

The seat's recent races

EvenR+21.01972R+23.81974R+3.51976R+37.41978R+34.01980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)