1984Final results
1984 election for Iowa's 6th District
U.S. House · Iowa
Berkley Bedell (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Darrel Rensink (R) by 24.1 points.
Berkley BedellDemocrat · winner
62.0%127,706
Darrel RensinkRepublican
38.0%78,182
205,888 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Berkley BedellDarrel Rensink
$288.8K
Raised by the campaign
$251.3K
$357.1K
Spent by the campaign
$243.2K
$681
Cash on hand
$3.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984