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1994Final results

1994 election for Iowa House District 80

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

James Drees (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Kevin Watje (R) by 4.0 points.

James DreesDemocrat · winner
52.0%5,318
Kevin WatjeRepublican
48.0%4,911
10,229 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+41.41984D+34.41986D+47.81988D+4.01994D+1.71998R+7.22000

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