June 3, 1980 Primary Election

Registered Voters 50337
Total Voters 10131
Turnout 20.13%
Early Voters 353
% of votes cast early 3.48%

Democratic Party

US Senator
John Culver 4890 (100%)


US Representative, 1st District
Jim Larew 3731 (79%)
Rick Nielsen 994 (21%)


State Senate, District 12
Michael Richards 126 (100%)


State Senate, District 36
Emil J. Husak 168 (100%)


State Representative, District 24
Herbert Hinkhouse 161 (100%)


State Representative, District 25
John Patchett 415 (55%)
David Osterberg 333 (45%)
State Representative, District 72
Stephen J. Hanson 527 (100%)


State Representative, District 73
Jean Lloyd-Jones 1218 (100%)


State Representative, District 74
Minnette Doderer 1509 (48%)
Pat Gilroy 854 (27%)
Michael W. Burns 759 (24%)


State Representative, District 75
Joe Hankins 48 (100%)


County Auditor
Tom Slockett 4095 (76%)
Ronald A. Jennings 1294 (24%)


Clerk of Court
Susan Flaherty 3045 (53%)
Frank J. Burns Jr. 2730 (47%)


Sheriff
William A. Kidwell 3580 (100%)
scattered write in 5


County Board of Supervisors (3 to be nominated)
Lorada Cilek 3292 (64%)
Don Sehr 3124 (60%)
Betty Ockenfels 2564 (50%)
Robert T. Lynch 2527 (49%)
Jay Kinney 2077 (40%)
Stephen J. Munzenmaier 1949 (38%)
scattered write in 1

Republican Party

US Senator
Tom Stoner 1941 (53%)
Charles E. Grassley 1753 (47%)
scattered write in 1


US Representative, 1st District
Jim Leach 2795 (100%)
scattered write in 2


State Auditor
Richard D. Johnson 2305 (100%)
scattered write in 3


State Senate, District 12
Merlin D. Hulse 78 (100%)


State Senate, District 36
C. Eugene Long 20 (34%)
Dean L. Morse 20 (34%)
Charles Dunham 19 (32%)


State Representative, District 24
Vic Stueland 75 (100%)


State Representative, District 25
George Petrick 405 (100%)

State Representative, District 72
Phil Tyrell 74 (100%)


State Representative, District 73
scattered write in 2 (100%)


State Representative, District 74
Douglas P. Bell 999


State Representative, District 75
Betty Hoffman 55 (100%)


County Auditor
Catherine K. Finley 2454 (100%)
scattered write in 2 (0%)


Sheriff
Gary Hughes 2940 (100%)
scattered write in 6


County Board of Supervisors (3 to be nominated)
scattered write in 16