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1984Final results

1984 election for Iowa House District 57

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Janis I. Torrence (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Dale K. Simmons (D) by 23.4 points.

Janis I. TorrenceRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%6,899
38.3%4,279
11,179 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+9.01978R+7.61980R+22.91982R+23.41984D+13.21992D+45.01994

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