1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa Senate District 50
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Tom Slater (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Griffin (R) by 0.9 points.
Tom SlaterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.5%8,664
Jim GriffinRepublican
49.5%8,503
17,167 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