1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa Senate District 38
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Richard F. Drake (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Tucker (D) by 21.8 points.
Richard F. DrakeRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.9%13,837
Tom TuckerDemocrat
39.1%8,887
22,724 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