1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Iowa House District 18
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Darrell Hanson (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Willis Rowell (D) by 13.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Darrell HansonRepublican · winner
56.7%4,327
Willis RowellDemocrat
43.3%3,306
7,633 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