1984Final results
1984 election for Iowa House District 81
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Jack Hatch (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Michael L. Triggs (R) by 5.5 points.
Jack HatchDemocrat · winner
52.8%6,798
Michael L. TriggsRepublican
47.2%6,087
12,885 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