1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa Senate District 36
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Emil J. Husak (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Charles V. Dunham (R) by 3.6 points.
Emil J. HusakDemocrat · winner
51.8%11,475
Charles V. DunhamRepublican
48.2%10,671
22,148 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