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1984Final results

1984 election for Iowa House District 49

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Kay Chapman (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Richard Schrodermier (R) by 4.3 points.

Kay ChapmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.1%7,429
47.8%6,813
14,246 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+0.61978D+0.61980D+12.71982D+4.31984D+20.21988D+21.71992

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