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1984Final results

1984 election for Iowa House District 29

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Betty Jean Clark (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Janice Troutman (D) by 19.1 points.

Betty Jean ClarkRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%7,563
40.4%5,134
12,697 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

EvenD+10.01978D+21.31980R+2.11982R+19.11984R+14.41988R+3.11990

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