1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Iowa's 2nd District
U.S. House · Iowa
Thomas Tauke (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Michael T. Blouin (D) by 5.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Thomas TaukeRepublican · winner
52.3%72,644
Michael T. BlouinDemocrat
47.1%65,450
James D. RobersonIndependent
0.6%884
138,978 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET