1984Final results
1984 election for Iowa House District 42
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Bob Arnould (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Charley Kabala (R) by 26.5 points.
Bob ArnouldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.3%7,299
Charley KabalaRepublican
36.7%4,238
11,537 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