1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 8
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Clifford Branstad (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Ruth A. Bolie (D) by 31.4 points.
Clifford BranstadRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%7,506
Ruth A. BolieDemocrat
34.3%3,921
11,427 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