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1980Final results

1980 election for Iowa House District 98

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Laverne Schroeder (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Dale W. Friesen (D) by 37.8 points.

Laverne SchroederRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.9%7,027
31.1%3,172
10,199 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+29.51974R+29.71976R+38.61978R+37.81980R+11.01982R+10.11984

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