1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa Senate District 28
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
C. W. Hutchins (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating George Opperman (R) by 11.7 points.
C. W. HutchinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.8%12,449
George OppermanRepublican
44.2%9,848
22,300 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