1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 13
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Rollin K. Howell (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Arvid Lindell (R) by 6.9 points.
Rollin K. HowellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%4,353
Arvid LindellRepublican
46.6%3,793
8,146 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