1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 90
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Don Gettings (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating John K. Melcher (R) by 29.5 points.
Don GettingsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%7,258
John K. MelcherRepublican
35.3%3,955
11,213 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