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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 95

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Wendell C. Pellett (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Nolte (D) by 26.5 points.

Wendell C. PellettRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%7,769
Tom NolteDemocrat
36.7%4,512
12,282 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+22.21974R+18.01976R+19.31978R+26.51980R+2.11982D+21.61984

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