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1984Final results

1984 election for Iowa House District 47

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Myron B. Oxley (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating J. Thomas Bever (R) by 7.9 points.

Myron B. OxleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%7,729
J. Thomas BeverRepublican
46.0%6,593
14,322 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+4.81978R+1.31980D+9.21982D+7.91984R+17.11986R+11.51988

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