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1980 Iowa U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1980 Iowa U.S. House District 4 Election?

Neal Smith won the 1980 Iowa U.S. House District 4 Election. Neal Smith received 117,896 popular votes (53.93%). The main challenger was Donald C. Young (45.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Young

Smith +8.0 pts · won by 17,561 votes
Neal SmithDemocraticWINNER53.93%
117,896 votes
Donald C. YoungRepublican45.89%
100,335 votes
Kalonji Saadiqsocialist0.18%
389 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.