1984Final results
1984 election for Iowa House District 51
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Richard V. Running (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Trask (R) by 32.0 points.
Richard V. RunningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%9,045
Robert E. TraskRepublican
34.0%4,660
13,708 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