1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 11
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Betty Jean Clark (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating James M. Grell (D) by 37.8 points.
Betty Jean ClarkRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.9%5,933
James M. GrellDemocrat
31.1%2,677
8,610 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET