1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Iowa State Senate election results, district by district
Every Iowa State Senate district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 22 · R 28
Races25
Changed party2
Unopposed8%2 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 14 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Richard Vandehoef (R) | 18.3 | |
| SD-4 | Berl E. Priebe (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Alvin V. Miller (D) | 9.1 | |
| SD-8 | Rolf V. Craft (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Bob Carr (D) | 9.7 | |
| SD-12 | Merlin D. Hulse (R) | 24.0 | |
| SD-14 | James D. Wells (D) | 88.5 | |
| SD-16 | James Gallagher (D) | 13.9 | |
| SD-18 | Ted Anderson (D) | 2.1 | Flipped |
| SD-20 | Mick Lura (R) | 9.2 | |
| SD-22 | Jack Nystrom (R) | 23.1 | |
| SD-24 | Elvie Dreeszen (R) | 17.5 | Flipped |
| SD-26 | Donald V. Doyle (D) | 6.0 | |
| SD-28 | C. W. Hutchins (D) | 11.7 | |
| SD-30 | David Readinger (R) | 13.1 | |
| SD-32 | William D. Palmer (D) | 37.7 | |
| SD-34 | George R. Kinley (D) | 36.9 | |
| SD-36 | Emil J. Husak (D) | 3.6 | |
| SD-38 | Richard F. Drake (R) | 21.8 | |
| SD-40 | Edgar H. Holden (R) | 11.7 | |
| SD-42 | Charles P. Miller (D) | 13.7 | |
| SD-44 | Forrest V. Schwengels (R) | 34.1 | |
| SD-46 | Bass Vangilst (D) | 3.9 | |
| SD-48 | James E. Briles (R) | 5.9 | |
| SD-50 | Tom Slater (D) | 0.9 |
Iowa State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner