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1984Final results

1984 election for Iowa House District 23

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Marvin E. Diemer (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Elaine Kalmar (D) by 27.4 points.

Marvin E. DiemerRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%8,319
36.3%4,740
13,059 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+27.81978R+53.31980R+12.01982R+27.41984R+17.81988R+12.41990

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