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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 83

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Virgil E. Corey (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Eugene Larson (D) by 25.1 points.

Virgil E. CoreyRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.5%7,610
37.5%4,558
12,168 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

EvenR+3.61974R+10.31976R+17.01978R+25.11980R+17.01982R+27.81984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET