1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 12
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Lowell Norland (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Steven R. Pelham (R) by 32.7 points.
Lowell NorlandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%5,274
Steven R. PelhamRepublican
33.7%2,677
7,953 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