1980 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

Tom Harkin won the 1980 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. Tom Harkin received 127,895 popular votes (60.22%). The main challenger was Cal Hultman (39.78%).

See the full head-to-head between Harkin and Hultman

Harkin +20.4 pts · won by 43,423 votes

Tom Harkin DemocraticWINNER60.22%

127,895 votes

Cal Hultman Republican39.78%

84,472 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.