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1984 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1984 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

James A. S. Leach won the 1984 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. James A. S. Leach received 131,182 popular votes (66.77%). The main challenger was Kevin Ready (33.23%).

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

Leach +33.5 pts · won by 65,889 votes
James A. S. LeachRepublicanWINNER66.77%
131,182 votes
Kevin ReadyDemocratic33.23%
65,293 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.