1984 general · November 6, 1984
1984 Iowa election results
Every race on Iowa's ballot in the 1984 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races133
Changed party8
Unopposed26%35 races
Incumbents defeated5
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | Ronald Reagan (R) | 7.4 |
U.S. Senate
D 1 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | Tom Harkin (D) | 11.8 | Flipped |
U.S. House
D 2 · R 4 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA-1 | James Leach (R) | 33.5 | |
| IA-2 | Thomas Tauke (R) | 27.8 | |
| IA-3 | Cooper Evans (R) | 21.4 | |
| IA-4 | Neal Smith (D) | 21.4 | |
| IA-5 | James Lightfoot (R) | 1.6 | Flipped |
| IA-6 | Berkley Bedell (D) | 24.1 |
Iowa State Senate
D 15 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Donald V. Doyle (D) | 16.3 | |
| SD-4 | Richard Vandehoef (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Lee Holt (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Berl E. Priebe (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Alvin V. Miller (D) | 10.2 | |
| SD-12 | Joy Corning (R) | 1.1 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-14 | Larry Murphy (D) | 8.9 | |
| SD-16 | Dale L. Tieden (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | Bob Carr (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Edgar H. Holden (R) | 31.4 | |
| SD-22 | Beverly A. Hannon (D) | 1.4 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-24 | Hurley W. Hall (D) | 3.7 | |
| SD-26 | James D. Wells (D) | 21.8 | |
| SD-28 | Richard F. Drake (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Charles P. Miller (D) | 10.8 | |
| SD-32 | Forrest V. Schwengels (R) | 19.4 | |
| SD-34 | John E. Neighbur (D) | 13.6 | |
| SD-36 | John Soorholtz (R) | 13.2 | |
| SD-38 | Emil J. Husak (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-40 | George R. Kinley (D) | 38.5 | |
| SD-42 | David Readinger (R) | 9.1 | |
| SD-44 | Jack Nystrom (R) | 1.3 | |
| SD-46 | Leonard L. Boswell (D) | 3.5 | |
| SD-48 | C. W. Hutchins (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-50 | Michael E. Gronstal (D) | 9.7 |
Iowa House of Representatives
D 60 · R 40 · 6 changed party
Iowa
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab