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1984Final results

1984 election for Iowa Senate District 50

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Michael E. Gronstal (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Carroll Jackson (R) by 9.7 points.

Michael E. GronstalDemocrat · winner
54.8%11,030
Carroll JacksonRepublican
45.2%9,086
20,116 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+9.61976D+0.91980D+9.71984D+17.91988D+10.51992D+12.91996

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