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1984Final results

1984 election for Iowa House District 87

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Joyce Lonergan (D) won re-election with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Howard R. Hammond (R) by 11.8 points.

Joyce LonerganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%7,499
44.1%5,911
13,411 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

EvenD+11.51982D+11.81984R+8.51986R+10.81988

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)