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1980 United States Senate election in Iowa 
Summary
The 1980 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator John Culver ran for reelection to a second term, but lost to Republican nominee Chuck Grassley, the United States Congressman from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. This election marked the beginning of eight consecutive victories for Grassley in the Senate. It remains the closest election of his Senate career.[citation needed]
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 County results Grassley: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Culver: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- John Culver, incumbent United States Senator
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Culver (incumbent) | 95,656 | 99.95% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 52 | 0.05% | |
| Total votes | 95,708 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Chuck Grassley, United States Congressman from Iowa's 3rd congressional district
- Tom Stoner
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chuck Grassley | 170,120 | 65.54% | |
| Republican | Tom Stoner | 89,409 | 34.45% | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 34 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 259,563 | 100.00% | ||
General election edit
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chuck Grassley | 683,014 | 53.49% | +4.21% | |
| Democratic | John Culver (incumbent) | 581,545 | 45.54% | -4.48% | |
| Independent | Garry De Young | 5,858 | 0.46% | ||
| Libertarian | Robert V. Hengerer | 4,233 | 0.33% | ||
| Independent | John Ingram Henderson | 2,336 | 0.18% | ||
| Majority | 101,469 | 7.95% | +7.20% | ||
| Turnout | 1,772,983 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Synhorst, Melvin. "SUMMARY OF OFFICIAL CANVASS OF VOTES CAST IN IOWA PRIMARY ELECTION JUNE 3, 1980" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. State of Iowa. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "STATISTICS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 4, 1980" (PDF). Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. House of Representatives. Retrieved May 20, 2022.