1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa Senate District 2
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Richard Vandehoef (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating John E. Vanderlinden (D) by 18.3 points.
Richard VandehoefRepublican · winner
59.1%13,912
John E. VanderlindenDemocrat
40.9%9,612
23,524 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