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The 1980 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1980 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts—the 25 even-numbered state senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1980 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 3, 1980, determined which candidates appeared on the November 4, 1980 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.[2] General election results can be obtained here.[3]
Following the previous elections in 1978, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 28 seats to Democrats' 22 seats. In 1979, Democratic Senator Earl Willits resigned and Republican Gary Baugher won a special election to fill the seat, thereby increasing Republicans' seats to 29.[a]
To take control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 5 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained their control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1980 general election with the balance of power remaining unchanged with Republicans holding 29 seats and Democrats having 21 seats after the election.
Summary of Results
- NOTE: The 25 odd-numbered districts did not have elections in 1980 so they are not listed here.
Source:[4]
Detailed Results
- Reminder: Only even-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 1980; therefore, odd-numbered seats did not have elections in 1980 & are not shown.
- Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).
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District 6
Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Alvin V. Miller (incumbent) | 13,467 | 54.5 |
| Republican | Patrick J. Breheny | 11,218 | 45.5 |
Total votes | 24,685 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 8
Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Rolf V. Craft (incumbent) | 15,254 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 15,254 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 10
Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Bob Carr (incumbent) | 12,588 | 54.9 |
| Republican | John M. Walsh | 10,359 | 45.1 |
Total votes | 22,947 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 12
District 14
Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James D. Wells | 14,215 | 94.3 |
| Libertarian | Rich Newell | 867 | 5.7 |
Total votes | 15,082 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 16
Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James V. Gallagher (incumbent) | 12,782 | 56.9 |
| Republican | Maurice Stoneman | 9,669 | 43.1 |
Total votes | 22,451 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 18
Iowa Senate, District 18 Republican Primary Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jerry E. Jorgensen | 3,653 | 69.6 |
| Republican | Gordon B. Denton | 1,595 | 30.4 |
Total votes | 5,248 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Ted Anderson | 13,356 | 51.1 |
| Republican | Jerry E. Jorgensen | 12,801 | 48.9 |
Total votes | 26,157 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 20
Iowa Senate, District 20 Republican Primary Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Mick Lura | 4,016 | 51.7 |
| Republican | Virtus Brockman | 3,752 | 48.3 |
Total votes | 7,768 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Mick Lura | 13,296 | 54.6 |
| Democratic | Ralph Howe | 11,049 | 45.4 |
Total votes | 24,345 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 22
Iowa Senate, District 22 Democratic Primary Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Doris Van Sickle | 881 | 53.1 |
| Democratic | Robert E. Eide | 778 | 46.9 |
Total votes | 1,659 | 100.0 |
District 24
Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Elvie Dreeszen | 11,813 | 57.6 |
| Democratic | Howard Heisterkamp | 8,221 | 40.1 |
| Libertarian | Frank Hanisch | 481 | 2.3 |
Total votes | 20,515 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 26
Iowa Senate, District 26 Republican Primary Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Leonard C. Andersen | 1,534 | 51.2 |
| Republican | William W. Douglass, Jr. | 1,462 | 48.8 |
Total votes | 2,996 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Donald V. Doyle | 10,803 | 53.0 |
| Republican | Leonard C. Andersen | 9,575 | 47.0 |
Total votes | 20,378 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 28
District 30
District 32
District 34
District 36
Iowa Senate, District 36 Republican Primary Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bruce Ostrom | 1,527 | 29.7 |
| Republican | Charles V. Dunham | 1,445 | 28.1 |
| Republican | Dean L. Morse | 1,228 | 23.9 |
| Republican | C. Eugene Long | 946 | 18.3 |
Total votes | 5,146 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Emil J. Husak | 11,475 | 51.8 |
| Republican | Charles V. Dunham | 10,671 | 48.2 |
Total votes | 22,146 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 38
District 40
District 42
Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Charles P. Miller (incumbent) | 12,631 | 56.8 |
| Republican | Ralph L. Caston, III | 9,589 | 43.2 |
Total votes | 22,220 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 44
Iowa Senate, District 44 Democratic Primary Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | R.W. Gustafson | 1,157 | 64.2 |
| Democratic | Cynthia Hesseltine | 644 | 35.8 |
Total votes | 1,801 | 100.0 |
District 46
District 48
District 50
Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1980 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Tom Slater (incumbent) | 8,664 | 50.5 |
| Republican | Jim Griffin | 8,503 | 49.5 |
Total votes | 17,167 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
- ^ a b Democratic Senator Earl Willits resigned from his seat in district 31 in 1979. Republican Gary L. Baugher won a special election to fill the remainder of the term, thus gaining an additional seat for his party.[1]
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