1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 81
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Gregory D. Cusack (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Gloria Grilk (R) by 28.6 points.
Gregory D. CusackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%4,944
Gloria GrilkRepublican
35.7%2,743
7,688 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