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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.
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
- NOTE: The 25 even-numbered districts did not have elections in 1978 so they are not listed here.
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Detailed Results
- 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.
- 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
District 3
Iowa Senate, District 3 Republican Primary Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Arne Waldstein | 2,152 | 63.5 |
| Republican | Dick Angove | 1,239 | 36.5 |
Total votes | 3,391 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Arne Waldstein | 8,597 | 53.6 |
| Democratic | Keith Baker | 7,451 | 46.4 |
Total votes | 16,048 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 5
Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
District 9
Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Dale L. Tieden (incumbent) | 10,702 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 10,702 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 11
District 13
Iowa Senate, District 13 Democratic Primary Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James M. Redmond (incumbent) | 1,447 | 51.8 |
| Democratic | Walter L. McNamara | 1,345 | 48.2 |
Total votes | 2,792 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
District 19
Iowa Senate, District 19 Republican Primary Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John W. Jensen | 2,672 | 60.3 |
| Republican | Cliff Burroughs (incumbent) | 1,761 | 39.7 |
Total votes | 4,433 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | C. Joseph Coleman (incumbent) | 10,388 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 10,388 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 25
Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 27 Democratic Primary Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Louis P. Culver (incumbent) | 1,436 | 51.0 |
| Democratic | John R. Meyer | 1,379 | 49.0 |
Total votes | 2,815 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
District 31
District 33
Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 35 Democratic Primary Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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 |
Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Joe Brown | 10,063 | 56.0 |
| Republican | Bart Basche | 7,911 | 44.0 |
Total votes | 17,974 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 37
Iowa Senate, District 37 Republican Primary Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Victor V. Woolums II | 818 | 55.3 |
| Republican | Bob Baker | 662 | 44.7 |
Total votes | 1,480 | 100.0 |
District 39
Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1978 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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 |
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District 43
District 45
District 47
District 49
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