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Senate">Iowa State Senate</a><br />26 seats needed for a majority</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr class="sr-only"> <th style="text-align:left;">  </th> <th style="text-align:center">Majority party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Minority party </th></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #E81B23;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Calvin_Hultman_.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Calvin_Hultman_.jpg/114px-Calvin_Hultman_.jpg" decoding="async" width="114" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Calvin_Hultman_.jpg/170px-Calvin_Hultman_.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Calvin_Hultman_.jpg/227px-Calvin_Hultman_.jpg 2x" data-file-width="489" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/State_seal_of_Iowa.svg/150px-State_seal_of_Iowa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/State_seal_of_Iowa.svg/225px-State_seal_of_Iowa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/State_seal_of_Iowa.svg/300px-State_seal_of_Iowa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="743" data-file-height="748" /></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">Federal government</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Iowa" title="United States presidential elections in Iowa">U.S. Presidential elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1848 United States presidential election in Iowa">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1852 United States presidential election in Iowa">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1856 United States presidential election in Iowa">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1860 United States presidential election in Iowa">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1864 United States presidential election in Iowa">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1868 United States presidential election in Iowa">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1872 United States presidential election in Iowa">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1876 United States presidential election in Iowa">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1880 United States presidential election in Iowa">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1884 United States presidential election in Iowa">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1888 United States presidential election in Iowa">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1892 United States presidential election in Iowa">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1896 United States presidential election in Iowa">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1900 United States presidential election in Iowa">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1904 United States presidential election in Iowa">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1908 United States presidential election in Iowa">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1912 United States presidential election in Iowa">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1916 United States presidential election in Iowa">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1920 United States presidential election in Iowa">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1924 United States presidential election in Iowa">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1928 United States presidential election in Iowa">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1932 United States presidential election in Iowa">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1936 United States presidential election in Iowa">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1940 United States presidential election in Iowa">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1944 United States presidential election in Iowa">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1948 United States presidential election in Iowa">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1952 United States presidential election in Iowa">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1956 United States presidential election in Iowa">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1960 United States presidential election in Iowa">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1964 United States presidential election in Iowa">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1968 United States presidential election in Iowa">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1972 United States presidential election in Iowa">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1976 United States presidential election in Iowa">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1980 United States presidential election in Iowa">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1984 United States presidential election in Iowa">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1988 United States presidential election in Iowa">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1992 United States presidential election in Iowa">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1996 United States presidential election in Iowa">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="2000 United States presidential election in Iowa">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="2004 United States presidential election in Iowa">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="2008 United States presidential election in Iowa">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="2012 United States presidential election in Iowa">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="2016 United States presidential election in Iowa">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="2020 United States presidential election in Iowa">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="2024 United States presidential election in Iowa">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Iowa_caucuses" title="Iowa caucuses">Presidential caucuses</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="List of Democratic Party presidential primaries">Democratic</a></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/1976_Iowa_Democratic_presidential_caucuses" title="1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses">1976</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1980_Iowa_Democratic_presidential_caucuses" title="1980 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses">1980</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1984_Iowa_Democratic_presidential_caucuses" title="1984 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses">1984</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1992_Iowa_Democratic_presidential_caucuses" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses">1992</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2000_Iowa_Democratic_presidential_caucuses" title="2000 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses">2000</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2004_Iowa_Democratic_presidential_caucuses" title="2004 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses">2004</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008_Iowa_Democratic_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2012_Iowa_Democratic_caucuses" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Iowa Democratic caucuses">2012</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_Iowa_Democratic_presidential_caucuses" title="2016 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2020_Iowa_Democratic_presidential_caucuses" title="2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_Iowa_Democratic_presidential_caucuses" title="2024 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses">2024</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="List of Republican Party presidential primaries">Republican</a></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa#Caucus_Results" title="1980 United States presidential election in Iowa">1980</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1996_Iowa_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="1996 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses">1996</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2000_Iowa_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2000 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses">2000</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008_Iowa_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2012_Iowa_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2012 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses">2012</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_Iowa_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2016 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2020_Iowa_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2020 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_Iowa_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses">2024</a></dd></dl></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1848 United States Senate elections in Iowa">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1849 United States Senate election in Iowa">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States Senate election in Iowa">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1855 United States Senate election in Iowa">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1857 United States Senate special election in Iowa">1857 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1858 United States Senate election in Iowa">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1860 United States Senate election in Iowa">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1864 United States Senate election in Iowa">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1866 United States Senate election in Iowa">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1866 United States Senate special election in Iowa">1866 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1870 United States Senate election in Iowa">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1870 United States Senate special election in Iowa">1870 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1872 United States Senate election in Iowa">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1878 United States Senate election in Iowa">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1882 United States Senate election in Iowa">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1882 United States Senate special election in Iowa">1882 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1884 United States Senate election in Iowa">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1888 United States Senate election in Iowa">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 United States Senate election in Iowa">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 United States Senate election in Iowa">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 United States Senate election in Iowa">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1900 United States Senate election in Iowa">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1902 United States Senate election in Iowa">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1902 United States Senate special election in Iowa">1902 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1907 United States Senate election in Iowa">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 United States Senate election in Iowa">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 United States Senate special election in Iowa">1908 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1909 United States Senate election in Iowa">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1911 United States Senate special election in Iowa">1911 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1913 United States Senate election in Iowa">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1914 United States Senate election in Iowa">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1918 United States Senate election in Iowa">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1920 United States Senate election in Iowa">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Iowa" title="1922 United States Senate special election in Iowa">1922 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1924 United States Senate election in Iowa">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Iowa" title="1926 United States Senate elections in Iowa">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Iowa" title="1926 United States Senate elections in Iowa">1926 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1930 United States Senate election in Iowa">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1932 United States Senate election in Iowa">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1936 United States Senate election in Iowa">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Iowa" title="1936 United States Senate special election in Iowa">1936 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1938 United States Senate election in Iowa">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1942 United States Senate election in Iowa">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1944 United States Senate election in Iowa">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1948 United States Senate election in Iowa">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1950 United States Senate election in Iowa">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1954 United States Senate election in Iowa">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1956 United States Senate election in Iowa">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1960 United States Senate election in Iowa">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1962 United States Senate election in Iowa">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1966 United States Senate election in Iowa">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1968 United States Senate election in Iowa">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1972 United States Senate election in Iowa">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1974 United States Senate election in Iowa">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1978 United States Senate election in Iowa">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1980 United States Senate election in Iowa">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1984 United States Senate election in Iowa">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1986 United States Senate election in Iowa">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1990 United States Senate election in Iowa">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1992 United States Senate election in Iowa">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1996 United States Senate election in Iowa">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="1998 United States Senate election in Iowa">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="2002 United States Senate election in Iowa">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="2004 United States Senate election in Iowa">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="2008 United States Senate election in Iowa">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="2010 United States Senate election in Iowa">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="2014 United States Senate election in Iowa">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="2016 United States Senate election in Iowa">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="2020 United States Senate election in Iowa">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" title="2022 United States Senate election in Iowa">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 United States Senate election in Iowa">2026</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2028_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="2028 United States Senate election in Iowa">2028</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1846_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1846 United States House of Representatives election in Iowa">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1847 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1848 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1850 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1850</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1850_Iowa%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" title="1850 Iowa's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1854 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1856 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1858 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1860 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1860</a></li> <li>1861 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1861_Iowa%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1861 Iowa's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1862 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1864 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1866 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1868 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1870 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1870</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1870_Iowa%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1870 Iowa's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1874 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1878</a></li> <li>1879 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1879_Iowa%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1879 Iowa's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1882 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1882</a></li> <li>1883 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1883_Iowa%27s_6th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1883 Iowa's 6th congressional district special election">6th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1884</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1884_Iowa%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1884 Iowa's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1890</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1890_Iowa%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 Iowa's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1892 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1898 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1900 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1900</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1900_Iowa%27s_10th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1900 Iowa's 10th congressional district special election">10th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1902 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1904 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1906 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1910 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1910</a></li> <li>1911 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1911_Iowa%27s_9th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1911 Iowa's 9th congressional district special election">9th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1912 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1912</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1912_Iowa%27s_11th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1912 Iowa's 11th congressional district special election">11th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1914 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1914</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1914_Iowa%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1914 Iowa's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1916 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1918 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1920 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1920</a></li> <li>1921 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1921_Iowa%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1921 Iowa's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1922 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1922</a></li> <li>1923 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1923_Iowa%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1923 Iowa's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1924 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1926 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1928</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1928_Iowa%27s_9th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1928 Iowa's 9th congressional district special election">9th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1930 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1932 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1940</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_Iowa%27s_6th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1940 Iowa's 6th congressional district special election">6th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1942</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1942_Iowa%27s_9th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 Iowa's 9th congressional district special election">9th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1958</a></li> <li>1959 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1959_Iowa%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1959 Iowa's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" title="2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" title="2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" title="2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" title="2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" title="2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" title="2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" title="2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Iowa">State government</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Iowa" title="Elections in Iowa">General elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2009_Iowa_special_elections" title="2009 Iowa special elections">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Iowa_elections" title="2014 Iowa elections">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Iowa_elections" title="2016 Iowa elections">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_elections" title="2018 Iowa elections">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Iowa_elections" title="2020 Iowa elections">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Iowa_elections" title="2022 Iowa elections">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Iowa" title="List of governors of Iowa">Gubernatorial elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1846_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1846 Iowa gubernatorial election">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1850 Iowa gubernatorial election">1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1854 Iowa gubernatorial election">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1857 Iowa gubernatorial election">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1859 Iowa gubernatorial election">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1861 Iowa gubernatorial election">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1863 Iowa gubernatorial election">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1865 Iowa gubernatorial election">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1867 Iowa gubernatorial election">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1869 Iowa gubernatorial election">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1871 Iowa gubernatorial election">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1873 Iowa gubernatorial election">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1875 Iowa gubernatorial election">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1877 Iowa gubernatorial election">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1879 Iowa gubernatorial election">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1881 Iowa gubernatorial election">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1883 Iowa gubernatorial election">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1885 Iowa gubernatorial election">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1887 Iowa gubernatorial election">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1889 Iowa gubernatorial election">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1891 Iowa gubernatorial election">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1893 Iowa gubernatorial election">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1895 Iowa gubernatorial election">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1897 Iowa gubernatorial election">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1899 Iowa gubernatorial election">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1901 Iowa gubernatorial election">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1903 Iowa gubernatorial election">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1906 Iowa gubernatorial election">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1908 Iowa gubernatorial election">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1910 Iowa gubernatorial election">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1912 Iowa gubernatorial election">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1914 Iowa gubernatorial election">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1916 Iowa gubernatorial election">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1918 Iowa gubernatorial election">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1920 Iowa gubernatorial election">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1922 Iowa gubernatorial election">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1924 Iowa gubernatorial election">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1926 Iowa gubernatorial election">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1928 Iowa gubernatorial election">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1930 Iowa gubernatorial election">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1932 Iowa gubernatorial election">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1934 Iowa gubernatorial election">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1936 Iowa gubernatorial election">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1938 Iowa gubernatorial election">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1940 Iowa gubernatorial election">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1942 Iowa gubernatorial election">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1944 Iowa gubernatorial election">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Iowa gubernatorial election">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1948 Iowa gubernatorial election">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1950 Iowa gubernatorial election">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1952 Iowa gubernatorial election">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1954 Iowa gubernatorial election">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1956 Iowa gubernatorial election">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1958 Iowa gubernatorial election">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1960 Iowa gubernatorial election">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1962 Iowa gubernatorial election">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1964 Iowa gubernatorial election">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1966 Iowa gubernatorial election">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1968 Iowa gubernatorial election">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1970 Iowa gubernatorial election">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1972 Iowa gubernatorial election">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1974 Iowa gubernatorial election">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Iowa gubernatorial election">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Iowa gubernatorial election">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1986 Iowa gubernatorial election">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1990 Iowa gubernatorial election">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1994 Iowa gubernatorial election">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1998 Iowa gubernatorial election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Iowa gubernatorial election">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="2006 Iowa gubernatorial election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 Iowa gubernatorial election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Iowa gubernatorial election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="2018 Iowa gubernatorial election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Iowa gubernatorial election">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="2026 Iowa gubernatorial election">2026</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Iowa" title="Secretary of State of Iowa">Secretary of State elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2022_Iowa_Secretary_of_State_election" title="2022 Iowa Secretary of State election">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Iowa" title="Attorney General of Iowa">Attorney General elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Iowa_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 Iowa Attorney General election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_Attorney_General_election" title="2018 Iowa Attorney General election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Iowa_Attorney_General_election" title="2022 Iowa Attorney General election">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate" title="Iowa Senate">Senate elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1846_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1846 Iowa Senate election">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1848 Iowa Senate election">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1850 Iowa Senate election">1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1852 Iowa Senate election">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1854 Iowa Senate election">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1856 Iowa Senate election">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1857 Iowa Senate election">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1859 Iowa Senate election">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1861 Iowa Senate election">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1863 Iowa Senate election">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1865 Iowa Senate election">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1867 Iowa Senate election">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1869 Iowa Senate election">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1871 Iowa Senate election">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1873 Iowa Senate election">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1875 Iowa Senate election">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1877 Iowa Senate election">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1879 Iowa Senate election">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1881 Iowa Senate election">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1883 Iowa Senate election">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1885 Iowa Senate election">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1887 Iowa Senate election">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1889 Iowa Senate election">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1891 Iowa Senate election">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1893 Iowa Senate election">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1895 Iowa Senate election">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1897 Iowa Senate election">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1899 Iowa Senate election">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1901 Iowa Senate election">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1903 Iowa Senate election">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1906 Iowa Senate election">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1908 Iowa Senate election">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1910 Iowa Senate election">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1912 Iowa Senate election">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1914 Iowa Senate election">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1916 Iowa Senate election">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1918 Iowa Senate election">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1920 Iowa Senate election">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1922 Iowa Senate election">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1924 Iowa Senate election">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1926 Iowa Senate election">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1928 Iowa Senate election">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1930 Iowa Senate election">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1932 Iowa Senate election">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1934 Iowa Senate election">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1936 Iowa Senate election">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1938 Iowa Senate election">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1940 Iowa Senate election">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1942 Iowa Senate election">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1944 Iowa Senate election">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1946 Iowa Senate election">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1948 Iowa Senate election">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1950 Iowa Senate election">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1952 Iowa Senate election">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1954 Iowa Senate election">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1956 Iowa Senate election">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1958 Iowa Senate election">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1960 Iowa Senate election">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1962 Iowa Senate election">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1964 Iowa Senate election">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1966 Iowa Senate election">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1968 Iowa Senate election">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1970 Iowa Senate election">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1972 Iowa Senate election">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1974 Iowa Senate election">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1976 Iowa Senate election">1976</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1980 Iowa Senate election">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1982 Iowa Senate election">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1984 Iowa Senate election">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1986 Iowa Senate election">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1988 Iowa Senate election">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1990 Iowa Senate election">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1992 Iowa Senate election">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1994 Iowa Senate election">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1996 Iowa Senate election">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1998 Iowa Senate election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Iowa_Senate_election" title="2000 Iowa Senate election">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Iowa_Senate_election" title="2002 Iowa Senate election">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Iowa_Senate_election" title="2004 Iowa Senate election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Iowa_Senate_election" title="2006 Iowa Senate election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Iowa_Senate_election" title="2008 Iowa Senate election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Iowa_Senate_election" title="2010 Iowa Senate election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Iowa_Senate_election" title="2012 Iowa Senate election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Iowa_Senate_election" title="2014 Iowa Senate election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Iowa_Senate_election" title="2016 Iowa Senate election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_Senate_election" title="2018 Iowa Senate election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Iowa_Senate_election" title="2020 Iowa Senate election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Iowa_Senate_election" title="2022 Iowa Senate election">2022</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_special_elections_to_the_Iowa_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="List of special elections to the Iowa State Senate">Specials</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Iowa_House_of_Representatives" title="Iowa House of Representatives">House of Representatives elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_Iowa_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2006 Iowa House of Representatives election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Iowa_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2008 Iowa House of Representatives election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Iowa_House_of_Representatives_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2010 Iowa House of Representatives election (page does not exist)">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Iowa_House_of_Representatives_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Iowa House of Representatives election (page does not exist)">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_Iowa_House_of_Representatives_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2014 Iowa House of Representatives election (page does not exist)">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Iowa_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2016 Iowa House of Representatives election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2018 Iowa House of Representatives election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Iowa_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2020 Iowa House of Representatives election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Iowa_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2022 Iowa House of Representatives election">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Legislative_Assembly" title="Iowa Legislative Assembly">Territorial Council elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1838_Iowa_Council_election" title="1838 Iowa Council election">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1839_Iowa_Council_election" title="1839 Iowa Council election">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_Iowa_Council_election" title="1840 Iowa Council election">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_Iowa_Council_election" title="1841 Iowa Council election">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842_Iowa_Council_election" title="1842 Iowa Council election">1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_Iowa_Council_election" title="1843 Iowa Council election">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_Iowa_Council_election" title="1844 Iowa Council election">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_Iowa_Council_election" title="1845 Iowa Council election">1845</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)">Ballot measures</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; 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elections</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Cedar_Rapids_mayoral_election" title="2021 Cedar Rapids mayoral election">2021</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa" title="Des Moines, Iowa">Des Moines</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Mayoral elections</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_Des_Moines_mayoral_special_election" title="1997 Des Moines mayoral special election">1997 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Des_Moines_mayoral_election" title="1999 Des Moines mayoral election">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Des_Moines_mayoral_election" title="2003 Des Moines mayoral election">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Des_Moines_mayoral_election" title="2007 Des Moines mayoral election">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Des_Moines_mayoral_election" title="2011 Des Moines mayoral election">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Des_Moines_mayoral_election" title="2015 Des Moines mayoral election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Des_Moines_mayoral_election" title="2019 Des Moines mayoral election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Des_Moines_mayoral_election" title="2023 Des Moines mayoral election">2023</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar" style="padding-top:0;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style 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abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Elections_in_Iowa_sidebar" title="Template:Elections in Iowa sidebar"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Elections_in_Iowa_sidebar" title="Template talk:Elections in Iowa sidebar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Elections_in_Iowa_sidebar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Elections in Iowa sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1978 Iowa State Senate elections</b> took place as part of the <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/biennial" class="extiw" title="wikt:biennial">biennial</a> 1978 <a href="/wiki/United_States_elections,_1978" class="mw-redirect" title="United States elections, 1978">United States elections</a>. <a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts—the 25 odd-numbered state senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the <a href="/wiki/Iowa_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa State Senate">Iowa State Senate</a>, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1978 is provided by the <a href="/wiki/Iowa_General_Assembly" title="Iowa General Assembly">Iowa General Assembly</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924973.pdf">here.</a> </p><p>The primary election on June 6, 1978, determined which candidates appeared on the November 7, 1978 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> General election results can be obtained here.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the previous election in 1976, <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party of Iowa">Democrats</a> had control of the Iowa state Senate with 26 seats to <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Republican Party">Republicans</a>' 24 seats. </p><p>To take control of the chamber from <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party of Iowa">Democrats</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Republican Party">Republicans</a> needed to net 2 Senate seats. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Republican Party">Republicans</a> flipped control of the <a href="/wiki/Iowa_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa State Senate">Iowa State Senate</a> following the 1978 general election, with <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Republican Party">Republicans</a> claiming 28 seats and <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party of Iowa">Democrats</a> falling to 22 seats after the election (a net gain of 4 seats for the Republicans). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Summary_of_Results">Summary of Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Summary of Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>NOTE: The 25 even-numbered districts did not have elections in 1978 so they are not listed here.</li></ul> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:95%;line-height:14px;"> <tbody><tr> <th class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa State Senate">State Senate</a> District </th> <th class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a> </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th class="unsortable">Elected Senator </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 1">1st</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lucas_DeKoster" title="Lucas DeKoster">Lucas DeKoster</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td>Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lucas_DeKoster" title="Lucas DeKoster">Lucas DeKoster</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_3" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 3">3rd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warren_E._Curtis" class="mw-redirect" title="Warren E. Curtis">Warren E. Curtis</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td>Rep </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Arne_F._Waldstein" class="mw-redirect" title="Arne F. Waldstein">Arne F. Waldstein</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_5" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 5">5th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Taylor_(politician)" title="Ray Taylor (politician)">Ray Taylor</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td>Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Taylor_(politician)" title="Ray Taylor (politician)">Ray Taylor</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_7" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 7">7th</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Milo_Merritt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Milo Merritt (page does not exist)">Milo Merritt</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td>Dem </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Gratias" title="Arthur Gratias">Arthur Gratias</a></b> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_9" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 9">9th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_L._Tieden" class="mw-redirect" title="Dale L. Tieden">Dale L. Tieden</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td>Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_L._Tieden" class="mw-redirect" title="Dale L. Tieden">Dale L. Tieden</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_11" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 11">11th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_W._Bisenius" title="Stephen W. Bisenius">Stephen W. Bisenius</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td>Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_W._Bisenius" title="Stephen W. Bisenius">Stephen W. Bisenius</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_13" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 13">13th</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_M._Redmond_(Iowa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James M. Redmond (Iowa) (page does not exist)">James M. Redmond</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td>Dem </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Arthur_R._Kudart" title="Arthur R. Kudart">Arthur R. Kudart</a></b> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_15" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 15">15th</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Rush_(Iowa_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Rush (Iowa politician) (page does not exist)">Robert "Bob" Rush</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td>Dem </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Rush_(Iowa_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Rush (Iowa politician) (page does not exist)">Robert "Bob" Rush</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_17" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 17">17th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Nolting" title="Fred Nolting">Fred Nolting</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td>Dem </td> <td><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_L._Comito&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard L. Comito (page does not exist)">Richard L. Comito</a></b> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_19" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 19">19th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clifford_Earl_Burroughs" class="mw-redirect" title="Clifford Earl Burroughs">Clifford Earl Burroughs</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td>Rep </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/John_W._Jensen" title="John W. Jensen">John W. Jensen</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_21" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 21">21st</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_S._Murray_(Iowa_politician)" title="John S. Murray (Iowa politician)">John S. Murray</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td>Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_S._Murray_(Iowa_politician)" title="John S. Murray (Iowa politician)">John S. Murray</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_23" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 23">23rd</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._Joseph_Coleman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="C. Joseph Coleman (page does not exist)">C. Joseph Coleman</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td>Dem </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._Joseph_Coleman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="C. Joseph Coleman (page does not exist)">C. Joseph Coleman</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_25" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 25">25th</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=E._Kevin_Kelly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="E. Kevin Kelly (page does not exist)">E. Kevin Kelly</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td>Rep </td> <td><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_S._Carney&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Clarence S. Carney (page does not exist)">Clarence S. Carney</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_27" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 27">27th</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_P._Culver&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louis P. Culver (page does not exist)">Louis P. Culver</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td>Dem </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jack_W._Hester" title="Jack W. Hester">Jack W. Hester</a></b> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_29" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 29">29th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norman_Rodgers" title="Norman Rodgers">Norman Rodgers</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td>Dem </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norman_Rodgers" title="Norman Rodgers">Norman Rodgers</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_31" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 31">31st</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Earl_Willits" title="Earl Willits">Earl Willits</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td>Dem </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Earl_Willits" title="Earl Willits">Earl Willits</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_33" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 33">33rd</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Philip_B._Hill&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Philip B. Hill (page does not exist)">Philip B. Hill</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td>Rep </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Julia_Gentleman" title="Julia Gentleman">Julia Gentleman</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_35" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 35">35th</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eugene_Marshall_Hill&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eugene Marshall Hill (page does not exist)">Eugene Marshall Hill</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td>Dem </td> <td><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Brown_(Iowa_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joe Brown (Iowa politician) (page does not exist)">Joe Brown</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_37" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 37">37th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnette_Doderer" title="Minnette Doderer">Minnette Doderer</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td>Dem </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Arthur_A._Small" title="Arthur A. Small">Arthur A. Small</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_39" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 39">39th</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roger_John_Shaff&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roger John Shaff (page does not exist)">Roger John Shaff</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td>Rep </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Norman_J._Goodwin" class="mw-redirect" title="Norman J. Goodwin">Norman J. Goodwin</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_41" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 41">41st</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forrest_F._Ashcraft&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Forrest F. Ashcraft (page does not exist)">Forrest F. Ashcraft</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td>Rep </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Patrick_J._Deluhery" title="Patrick J. Deluhery">Patrick J. Deluhery</a></b> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_43" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 43">43rd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lowell_Junkins" title="Lowell Junkins">Lowell Junkins</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td>Dem </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lowell_Junkins" title="Lowell Junkins">Lowell Junkins</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_45" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 45">45th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gene_W._Glenn" title="Gene W. Glenn">Gene W. Glenn</a> </td> <td style="background:#3333FF;"> </td> <td>Dem </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sue_Yenger" title="Sue Yenger">Sue Yenger</a></b> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_47" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 47">47th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ramsey" title="Richard Ramsey">Richard Ramsey</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td>Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ramsey" title="Richard Ramsey">Richard Ramsey</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_49" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 49">49th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Hultman" title="Calvin Hultman">Calvin Hultman</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td>Rep </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Hultman" title="Calvin Hultman">Calvin Hultman</a> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Detailed_Results">Detailed Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Detailed Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Reminder: Only odd-numbered <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate" title="Iowa Senate">Iowa Senate</a> seats were up for election in 1978; therefore, even-numbered seats did not have elections in 1978 & are not shown.</li></ul> <table id="toc" class="toc" summary="Contents"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"> <p><a href="#District_1">District 1</a> • <a href="#District_3">District 3</a> • <a href="#District_5">District 5</a> • <a href="#District_7">District 7</a> • <a href="#District_9">District 9</a> • <a href="#District_11">District 11</a> • <a href="#District_13">District 13</a> • <a href="#District_15">District 15</a> • <a href="#District_17">District 17</a> • <a href="#District_19">District 19</a> • <a href="#District_21">District 21</a> • <a href="#District_23">District 23</a> • <a href="#District_25">District 25</a> • <a href="#District_27">District 27</a> • <a href="#District_29">District 29</a> • <a href="#District_31">District 31</a> • <a href="#District_33">District 33</a> • <a href="#District_35">District 35</a> • <a href="#District_37">District 37</a> • <a href="#District_39">District 39</a> • <a href="#District_41">District 41</a> • <a href="#District_43">District 43</a> • <a href="#District_45">District 45</a> • <a href="#District_47">District 47</a> • <a href="#District_49">District 49</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_1">District 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: District 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 1">Iowa Senate, District 1</a> Republican Primary Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Lucas_DeKoster" title="Lucas DeKoster">Lucas DeKoster</a> (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>4,330 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>50.4 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Henry T. Hoefakker </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,268 </td> <td style="text-align:right">49.6 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>8,598 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 1">Iowa Senate, District 1</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Lucas_DeKoster" title="Lucas DeKoster">Lucas DeKoster</a> (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>9,038 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>63.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#DCDCDC;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn">Henry T. Hoefakker </td> <td style="text-align:right">5,307 </td> <td style="text-align:right">37.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>14,345 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_3">District 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: District 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_3" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 3">Iowa Senate, District 3</a> Republican Primary Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Arne Waldstein </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>2,152 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>63.5 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Dick Angove </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,239 </td> <td style="text-align:right">36.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>3,391 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_3" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 3">Iowa Senate, District 3</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Arne Waldstein </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>8,597 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>53.6 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Keith Baker </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,451 </td> <td style="text-align:right">46.4 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>16,048 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_5">District 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: District 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_5" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 5">Iowa Senate, District 5</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Ray_Taylor_(politician)" title="Ray Taylor (politician)">Ray Taylor</a> (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>8,838 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>60.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Daryl Frey </td> <td style="text-align:right">5,889 </td> <td style="text-align:right">40.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>14,727 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_7">District 7</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: District 7"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_7" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 7">Iowa Senate, District 7</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Gratias" title="Arthur Gratias">Arthur Gratias</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>9,838 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>54.9 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Milo Merritt (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </td> <td style="text-align:right">8,080 </td> <td style="text-align:right">45.1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>17,918 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #F6F6F6;"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#E81B23;"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>gain</b> from <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_9">District 9</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: District 9"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_9" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 9">Iowa Senate, District 9</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Dale L. Tieden (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>10,702 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>10,702 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_11">District 11</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: District 11"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_11" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 11">Iowa Senate, District 11</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Stephen_W._Bisenius" title="Stephen W. Bisenius">Stephen W. Bisenius</a> (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>9,146 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>54.3 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Maurice Hennessey </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,684 </td> <td style="text-align:right">45.7 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>16,830 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_13">District 13</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: District 13"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_13" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 13">Iowa Senate, District 13</a> Democratic Primary Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>James M. Redmond (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>1,447 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>51.8 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Walter L. McNamara </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,345 </td> <td style="text-align:right">48.2 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>2,792 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_13" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 13">Iowa Senate, District 13</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Arthur_R._Kudart" title="Arthur R. Kudart">Arthur R. Kudart</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>9,433 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>57.6 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Nick Berry </td> <td style="text-align:right">6,953 </td> <td style="text-align:right">42.4 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>16,386 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #F6F6F6;"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#E81B23;"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>gain</b> from <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_15">District 15</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: District 15"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_15" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 15">Iowa Senate, District 15</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Bob Rush (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>8,847 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>54.6 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Lloyd E. Humphreys </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,354 </td> <td style="text-align:right">45.4 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>16,201 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_17">District 17</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: District 17"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_17" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 17">Iowa Senate, District 17</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Richard Comito </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>8,691 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>51.5 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Nolting" title="Fred Nolting">Fred Nolting</a> (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </td> <td style="text-align:right">8,184 </td> <td style="text-align:right">48.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>16,875 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #F6F6F6;"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#E81B23;"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>gain</b> from <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_19">District 19</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: District 19"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_19" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 19">Iowa Senate, District 19</a> Republican Primary Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>John W. Jensen </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>2,672 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>60.3 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Cliff Burroughs (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,761 </td> <td style="text-align:right">39.7 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>4,433 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_19" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 19">Iowa Senate, District 19</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>John W. Jensen </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>9,564 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>61.8 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Jerald Fuerstenberg </td> <td style="text-align:right">5,900 </td> <td style="text-align:right">38.2 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>15,464 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_21">District 21</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: District 21"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_21" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 21">Iowa Senate, District 21</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>John S. Murray (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>11,906 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>62.7 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Larry N. Larson </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,083 </td> <td style="text-align:right">37.3 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>18,989 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_23">District 23</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: District 23"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_23" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 23">Iowa Senate, District 23</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>C. Joseph Coleman (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>10,388 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>10,388 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_25">District 25</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: District 25"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_25" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 25">Iowa Senate, District 25</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Clarence Carney </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>8,247 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>55.1 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Fred T. Kelly </td> <td style="text-align:right">6,724 </td> <td style="text-align:right">44.9 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>14,971 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_27">District 27</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: District 27"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_27" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 27">Iowa Senate, District 27</a> Democratic Primary Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Louis P. Culver (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>1,436 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>51.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">John R. Meyer </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,379 </td> <td style="text-align:right">49.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>2,815 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_27" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 27">Iowa Senate, District 27</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Jack_W._Hester" title="Jack W. Hester">Jack W. Hester</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>8,555 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>57.3 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Wade Burchett </td> <td style="text-align:right">6,364 </td> <td style="text-align:right">42.7 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>14,919 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #F6F6F6;"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#E81B23;"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>gain</b> from <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_29">District 29</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: District 29"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_29" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 29">Iowa Senate, District 29</a> Democratic Primary Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Norman_Rodgers" title="Norman Rodgers">Norman Rodgers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>1,682 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>55.1 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Barry Piatt </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,369 </td> <td style="text-align:right">44.9 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>3,051 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_29" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 29">Iowa Senate, District 29</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Norman_Rodgers" title="Norman Rodgers">Norman Rodgers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>10,641 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>55.2 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Roy W. Meadows </td> <td style="text-align:right">8,649 </td> <td style="text-align:right">44.8 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>19,290 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_31">District 31</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: District 31"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_31" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 31">Iowa Senate, District 31</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Earl_Willits" title="Earl Willits">Earl Willits</a> (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>8,349 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>63.2 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Donald Kerr </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,859 </td> <td style="text-align:right">36.8 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>13,208 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_33">District 33</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: District 33"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_33" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 33">Iowa Senate, District 33</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Julia_Gentleman" title="Julia Gentleman">Julia Gentleman</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>12,736 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>61.4 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">John Dengler </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,078 </td> <td style="text-align:right">34.1 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#DCDCDC;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn">Michael Feld </td> <td style="text-align:right">928 </td> <td style="text-align:right">4.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>20,742 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_35">District 35</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: District 35"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_35" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 35">Iowa Senate, District 35</a> Democratic Primary Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Joe Brown </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>1,285 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>44.8 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Eugene M. Hill (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,088 </td> <td style="text-align:right">37.9 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Arnold Brouwer </td> <td style="text-align:right">495 </td> <td style="text-align:right">17.3 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>2,868 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_35" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 35">Iowa Senate, District 35</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Joe Brown </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>10,063 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>56.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Bart Basche </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,911 </td> <td style="text-align:right">44.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>17,974 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_37">District 37</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: District 37"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_37" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 37">Iowa Senate, District 37</a> Republican Primary Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Victor V. Woolums II </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>818 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>55.3 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Bob Baker </td> <td style="text-align:right">662 </td> <td style="text-align:right">44.7 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>1,480 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_37" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 37">Iowa Senate, District 37</a> Democratic Primary Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Arthur_A._Small" title="Arthur A. Small">Arthur A. Small</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>2,502 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>55.6 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">William J. Hargrave, Jr. </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,994 </td> <td style="text-align:right">44.4 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>4,496 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_37" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 37">Iowa Senate, District 37</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Arthur_A._Small" title="Arthur A. Small">Arthur A. Small</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>10,781 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>63.6 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Victor V. Woolums II </td> <td style="text-align:right">5,817 </td> <td style="text-align:right">34.3 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#CD3700;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_USA" title="Socialist Party USA">Socialist</a> </td> <td class="fn">David Manuel </td> <td style="text-align:right">357 </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>16,955 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_39">District 39</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: District 39"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_39" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 39">Iowa Senate, District 39</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Norman J. Goodwin </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>9,522 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>59.4 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Paul R. Willis, Jr. </td> <td style="text-align:right">6,515 </td> <td style="text-align:right">40.6 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>16,037 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_41">District 41</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: District 41"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_41" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 41">Iowa Senate, District 41</a> Democratic Primary Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Patrick_J._Deluhery" title="Patrick J. Deluhery">Patrick J. Deluhery</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>1,174 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>72.2 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Mike Manno </td> <td style="text-align:right">453 </td> <td style="text-align:right">27.8 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>1,627 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_41" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 41">Iowa Senate, District 41</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Patrick_J._Deluhery" title="Patrick J. Deluhery">Patrick J. Deluhery</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>6,368 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>57.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Forrest F. Ashcraft (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,808 </td> <td style="text-align:right">43.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>11,176 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #F6F6F6;"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#3333FF;"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>gain</b> from <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_43">District 43</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: District 43"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_43" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 43">Iowa Senate, District 43</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Lowell_Junkins" title="Lowell Junkins">Lowell Junkins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>8,757 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>63.5 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Gordon C. 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Glenn</a> (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,860 </td> <td style="text-align:right">48.4 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>16,247 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #F6F6F6;"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#E81B23;"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>gain</b> from <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_47">District 47</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: District 47"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate,_District_47" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 47">Iowa Senate, District 47</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ramsey" title="Richard Ramsey">Dick Ramsey</a> (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>11,178 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>60.3 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Rollin C. 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class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Senate, District 49">Iowa Senate, District 49</a> General Election, 1978 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Hultman" title="Calvin Hultman">Calvin Hultman</a> (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>9,983 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>66.2 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" 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in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1978 United States Senate election in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_Oklahoma" title="1978 United States Senate election in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_Oregon" title="1978 United States Senate election in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1978 United States Senate election in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Carolina" title="1978 United States Senate election in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1978 United States Senate election in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_Tennessee" title="1978 United States Senate election in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas" title="1978 United States Senate election in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia" title="1978 United States Senate election in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1978 United States Senate election in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_Wyoming" title="1978 United States Senate election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S. House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Alaska" title="1978 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa (page does not exist)">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Arizona" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Delaware" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_the_District_of_Columbia" title="1978 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Nevada" title="1978 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Hampshire" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New York">New York</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978_New_York%27s_18th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 New York's 18th congressional district special election">18th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_New_York%27s_21st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 New York's 21st congressional district special election">21st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_North_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 United States House of Representatives election in the Northern Mariana Islands (page does not exist)">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Carolina" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Vermont" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands">United States Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1978 United States gubernatorial elections">Governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978_Alabama_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Alabama gubernatorial election">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Alaska_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Alaska gubernatorial election">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Arizona_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Arizona gubernatorial election">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Arkansas_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Arkansas gubernatorial election">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_California_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 California gubernatorial election">California</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978_California_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 California lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Colorado_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Colorado gubernatorial election">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Connecticut_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Connecticut gubernatorial election">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Washington,_D.C.,_mayoral_election" title="1978 Washington, D.C., mayoral election">District of Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Florida_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Florida gubernatorial election">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Georgia_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Georgia gubernatorial election">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Hawaii_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Hawaii gubernatorial election">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Idaho_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Idaho gubernatorial election">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Illinois_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Illinois gubernatorial election">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Iowa gubernatorial election">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Kansas_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Kansas gubernatorial election">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Maine gubernatorial election">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Maryland gubernatorial election">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Michigan_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Michigan gubernatorial election">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Minnesota_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Nebraska_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Nebraska gubernatorial election">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Nevada_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Nevada gubernatorial election">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 New Hampshire gubernatorial election">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_New_Mexico_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_New_York_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 New York gubernatorial election">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Ohio_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Ohio gubernatorial election">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Oklahoma_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Oklahoma gubernatorial election">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Oregon_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Oregon gubernatorial election">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_South_Carolina_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 South Carolina gubernatorial election">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 South Dakota gubernatorial election">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Tennessee gubernatorial election">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Texas_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Texas gubernatorial election">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Vermont gubernatorial election">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Wisconsin gubernatorial election">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Wyoming_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Wyoming gubernatorial election">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1978_United_States_Attorney_General_elections" title="Category:1978 United States Attorney General elections">Attorneys<br />General</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978_California_Attorney_General_election" title="1978 California Attorney General election">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Michigan_Attorney_General_election" title="1978 Michigan Attorney General election">Michigan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1978_state_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1978 state legislature elections in the United States">State<br />legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Arizona <ul><li><a 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mayoral recall election">Cleveland, OH (recall)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_San_Jose_mayoral_election" title="1978 San Jose mayoral election">San Jose, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Washington,_D.C.,_mayoral_election" title="1978 Washington, D.C., mayoral election">Washington, DC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&oldid=1247408246">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1978_Iowa_Senate_election&oldid=1247408246</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a 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