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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 84

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Larry Kirkenslager (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Donna R. Peebler (D) by 11.8 points.

Larry KirkenslagerRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%6,053
44.1%4,775
10,828 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+16.41978R+11.81980D+13.51982D+9.11984D+36.91986D+33.81988

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