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1980 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1980 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

Cooper Evans won the 1980 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. Cooper Evans received 107,869 popular votes (51.38%). The main challenger was Lynne G. Cutler (48.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Evans and Cutler

Evans +2.9 pts · won by 6,134 votes
Cooper EvansRepublicanWINNER51.38%
107,869 votes
Lynne G. CutlerDemocratic48.46%
101,735 votes
James E. Suppusamerican0.16%
341 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.