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1984Final results

1984 election for Iowa House District 43

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

David Osterberg (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Wayne C. Tank (R) by 13.4 points.

David OsterbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.7%7,380
Wayne C. TankRepublican
43.3%5,640
13,022 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+15.01978R+6.51980D+4.01982D+13.41984D+10.61988D+20.51990

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