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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 86

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

John H. Clark (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Patrick J. Hogan (D) by 24.0 points.

John H. ClarkRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%7,151
38.0%4,379
11,530 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+29.01974R+31.31976R+24.01980D+35.11982D+29.51984D+47.81988

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