1984Final results
1984 election for Iowa Senate District 46
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Leonard L. Boswell (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating L. W. Gross (R) by 3.5 points.
Leonard L. BoswellDemocrat · winner
51.7%13,460
L. W. GrossRepublican
48.3%12,557
26,022 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