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1984 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1984 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election?

Thomas J. Tauke won the 1984 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election. Thomas J. Tauke received 136,893 popular votes (63.9%). The main challenger was Joe Welsh (36.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Tauke and Welsh

Tauke +27.8 pts · won by 59,558 votes
Thomas J. TaukeRepublicanWINNER63.9%
136,893 votes
Joe WelshDemocratic36.1%
77,335 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.