1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa Senate District 44
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Forrest V. Schwengels (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating R. W. Gustafson (D) by 34.1 points.
Forrest V. SchwengelsRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%14,690
R. W. GustafsonDemocrat
33.0%7,224
21,917 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