1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Iowa House District 2
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Douglas Ritsema (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Ronald Ritchie (D) by 28.2 points.
Douglas RitsemaRepublican · winner
54.2%4,217
Ronald RitchieDemocrat
25.9%2,019
Lyle R. StephensOther party · incumbent
19.9%1,550
7,786 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