1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa Senate District 34
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
George R. Kinley (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Gary E. Cozad (R) by 36.9 points.
George R. KinleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.9%14,927
Gary E. CozadRepublican
31.0%6,807
Tex AllenOther party
1.2%259
21,993 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