The 1978 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1978 United States elections. Iowa 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 Iowa State Senate, 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 Iowa General Assembly here.
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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.[1] General election results can be obtained here.[2]
Following the previous election in 1976, Democrats had control of the Iowa state Senate with 26 seats to Republicans' 24 seats.
To take control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 2 Senate seats.
Republicans flipped control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1978 general election, with Republicans claiming 28 seats and Democrats falling to 22 seats after the election (a net gain of 4 seats for the Republicans).
Summary of Results edit
- NOTE: The 25 even-numbered districts did not have elections in 1978 so they are not listed here.
Source:[3]
Detailed Results edit
- Reminder: Only odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 1978; therefore, even-numbered seats did not have elections in 1978 & are not shown.
District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 • District 41 • District 43 • District 45 • District 47 • District 49 |
- 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).
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lucas DeKoster (incumbent) | 4,330 | 50.4 | |
Republican | Henry T. Hoefakker | 4,268 | 49.6 | |
Total votes | 8,598 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lucas DeKoster (incumbent) | 9,038 | 63.0 | |
Independent | Henry T. Hoefakker | 5,307 | 37.0 | |
Total votes | 14,345 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arne Waldstein | 2,152 | 63.5 | |
Republican | Dick Angove | 1,239 | 36.5 | |
Total votes | 3,391 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arne Waldstein | 8,597 | 53.6 | |
Democratic | Keith Baker | 7,451 | 46.4 | |
Total votes | 16,048 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ray Taylor (incumbent) | 8,838 | 60.0 | |
Democratic | Daryl Frey | 5,889 | 40.0 | |
Total votes | 14,727 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arthur Gratias | 9,838 | 54.9 | |
Democratic | Milo Merritt (incumbent) | 8,080 | 45.1 | |
Total votes | 17,918 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dale L. Tieden (incumbent) | 10,702 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 10,702 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stephen W. Bisenius (incumbent) | 9,146 | 54.3 | |
Democratic | Maurice Hennessey | 7,684 | 45.7 | |
Total votes | 16,830 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 13 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James M. Redmond (incumbent) | 1,447 | 51.8 | |
Democratic | Walter L. McNamara | 1,345 | 48.2 | |
Total votes | 2,792 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arthur R. Kudart | 9,433 | 57.6 | |
Democratic | Nick Berry | 6,953 | 42.4 | |
Total votes | 16,386 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Rush (incumbent) | 8,847 | 54.6 | |
Republican | Lloyd E. Humphreys | 7,354 | 45.4 | |
Total votes | 16,201 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 17 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Comito | 8,691 | 51.5 | |
Democratic | Fred Nolting (incumbent) | 8,184 | 48.5 | |
Total votes | 16,875 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 19 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John W. Jensen | 2,672 | 60.3 | |
Republican | Cliff Burroughs (incumbent) | 1,761 | 39.7 | |
Total votes | 4,433 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John W. Jensen | 9,564 | 61.8 | |
Democratic | Jerald Fuerstenberg | 5,900 | 38.2 | |
Total votes | 15,464 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 21 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John S. Murray (incumbent) | 11,906 | 62.7 | |
Democratic | Larry N. Larson | 7,083 | 37.3 | |
Total votes | 18,989 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 23 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | C. Joseph Coleman (incumbent) | 10,388 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 10,388 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 25 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clarence Carney | 8,247 | 55.1 | |
Democratic | Fred T. Kelly | 6,724 | 44.9 | |
Total votes | 14,971 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 27 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Louis P. Culver (incumbent) | 1,436 | 51.0 | |
Democratic | John R. Meyer | 1,379 | 49.0 | |
Total votes | 2,815 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack W. Hester | 8,555 | 57.3 | |
Democratic | Wade Burchett | 6,364 | 42.7 | |
Total votes | 14,919 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 29 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Norman Rodgers (incumbent) | 1,682 | 55.1 | |
Democratic | Barry Piatt | 1,369 | 44.9 | |
Total votes | 3,051 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Norman Rodgers (incumbent) | 10,641 | 55.2 | |
Republican | Roy W. Meadows | 8,649 | 44.8 | |
Total votes | 19,290 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 31 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Willits (incumbent) | 8,349 | 63.2 | |
Republican | Donald Kerr | 4,859 | 36.8 | |
Total votes | 13,208 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 33 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Julia Gentleman | 12,736 | 61.4 | |
Democratic | John Dengler | 7,078 | 34.1 | |
Independent | Michael Feld | 928 | 4.5 | |
Total votes | 20,742 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 35 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Brown | 1,285 | 44.8 | |
Democratic | Eugene M. Hill (incumbent) | 1,088 | 37.9 | |
Democratic | Arnold Brouwer | 495 | 17.3 | |
Total votes | 2,868 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Brown | 10,063 | 56.0 | |
Republican | Bart Basche | 7,911 | 44.0 | |
Total votes | 17,974 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 37 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Victor V. Woolums II | 818 | 55.3 | |
Republican | Bob Baker | 662 | 44.7 | |
Total votes | 1,480 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Arthur A. Small | 2,502 | 55.6 | |
Democratic | William J. Hargrave, Jr. | 1,994 | 44.4 | |
Total votes | 4,496 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Arthur A. Small | 10,781 | 63.6 | |
Republican | Victor V. Woolums II | 5,817 | 34.3 | |
Socialist | David Manuel | 357 | 2.1 | |
Total votes | 16,955 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 39 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Norman J. Goodwin | 9,522 | 59.4 | |
Democratic | Paul R. Willis, Jr. | 6,515 | 40.6 | |
Total votes | 16,037 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 41 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patrick J. Deluhery | 1,174 | 72.2 | |
Democratic | Mike Manno | 453 | 27.8 | |
Total votes | 1,627 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Patrick J. Deluhery | 6,368 | 57.0 | |
Republican | Forrest F. Ashcraft (incumbent) | 4,808 | 43.0 | |
Total votes | 11,176 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 43 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lowell Junkins (incumbent) | 8,757 | 63.5 | |
Republican | Gordon C. McMillan | 5,033 | 36.5 | |
Total votes | 13,790 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 45 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sue Yenger | 8,387 | 51.6 | |
Democratic | Gene W. Glenn (incumbent) | 7,860 | 48.4 | |
Total votes | 16,247 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 47 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dick Ramsey (incumbent) | 11,178 | 60.3 | |
Democratic | Rollin C. Bridge | 7,369 | 39.7 | |
Total votes | 18,547 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 49 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Calvin Hultman (incumbent) | 9,983 | 66.2 | |
Democratic | David Childs | 5,087 | 33.8 | |
Total votes | 15,070 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Primary Election 1978 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "General Election 1978 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved April 24, 2020.