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1980 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1980 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

James A. S. Leach won the 1980 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. James A. S. Leach received 133,349 popular votes (64.08%). The main challenger was Jim Larew (34.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Leach and Larew

Leach +29.2 pts · won by 60,747 votes
James A. S. LeachRepublicanWINNER64.08%
133,349 votes
Jim LarewDemocratic34.89%
72,602 votes
Michael R. GrantLibertarian0.66%
1,374 votes
Gloria Williamssocialist0.38%
786 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.