1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa Senate District 10
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Bob Carr (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating John M. Walsh (R) by 9.7 points.
Bob CarrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%12,588
John M. WalshRepublican
45.1%10,359
22,947 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET