1980 United States Senate election in Iowa
The 1980 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator John Culver sought re-election to a second term in the Senate, but he was unsuccessful in his bid to do so, falling to Chuck Grassley, the United States Congressman from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, the Republican nominee.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- John Culver, incumbent United States Senator
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Culver (incumbent) | 95,656 | 99.95% | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 52 | 0.05% | |
Total votes | 95,708 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Chuck Grassley, United States Congressman from Iowa's 3rd congressional district
- Tom Stoner
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 | ||||
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See also
References
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