1984Final results
1984 election for Iowa House District 5
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Donald J. Paulin (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Jeff Neary (D) by 11.8 points.
Donald J. PaulinRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%6,167
Jeff NearyDemocrat
44.1%4,861
11,028 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