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1984 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1984 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jim Lightfoot won the 1984 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. Jim Lightfoot received 104,632 popular votes (50.78%). The main challenger was Jerry Fitzgerald (49.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Lightfoot and Fitzgerald

Lightfoot +1.6 pts · won by 3,197 votes
Jim LightfootRepublicanWINNER50.78%
104,632 votes
Jerry FitzgeraldDemocratic49.22%
101,435 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.