1984Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Iowa House District 31
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Paul W. Johnson (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Semor C. Tofte (R) by 3.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Paul W. JohnsonDemocrat · winner
51.9%5,938
Semor C. TofteRepublican · incumbent
48.1%5,513
11,451 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