1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa Senate District 16
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
James Gallagher (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Maurice Stoneman (R) by 13.9 points.
James GallagherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%12,782
Maurice StonemanRepublican
43.1%9,669
22,454 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