1984Final results
1984 election for Iowa House District 79
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
John H. Connors (D) won re-election with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Lay (R) by 48.7 points.
John H. ConnorsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.4%8,165
Paul LayRepublican
25.6%2,816
10,981 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)