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1978Final results

1978 election for Iowa House District 19

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Thomas J. Jochum (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating J. L. Felderman (R) by 40.8 points.

Thomas J. JochumDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.4%4,634
J. L. FeldermanRepublican
29.6%1,947
6,581 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

EvenD+40.81978D+9.21982D+2.61986D+2.01988R+7.91990R+32.61992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET