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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 91

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Harold Vanmaanen (R) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Nicholas A. Novotny (D) by 42.8 points.

Harold VanmaanenRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.4%7,959
28.6%3,188
11,148 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

EvenD+12.51974D+14.11976R+9.41978R+42.81980D+4.21982D+21.11984

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