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1984Final results

1984 election for Iowa House District 59

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Brian Carter (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Leo Talbott (R) by 22.5 points.

Brian CarterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%7,335
Leo TalbottRepublican
38.8%4,643
11,980 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+5.51978R+8.31980D+11.31982D+22.51984D+1.91986R+8.91988

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