1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa Senate District 12
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Merlin D. Hulse (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Michael L. Richards (D) by 24.0 points.
Merlin D. HulseRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%13,407
Michael L. RichardsDemocrat
38.0%8,217
21,624 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