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