1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa Senate District 6
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Alvin V. Miller (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Patrick J. Breheny (R) by 9.1 points.
Alvin V. MillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%13,467
Patrick J. BrehenyRepublican
45.4%11,218
24,687 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