1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa Senate District 14
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
James D. Wells (D) won with 94.3% of the vote, defeating Rich Newell (Lib) by 88.5 points.
James D. WellsDemocrat · winner
94.3%14,215
Rich NewellLibertarian
5.7%867
15,082 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