1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Iowa House District 22
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Nancy J. Shimanek (R) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Steen (D) by 22.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Nancy J. ShimanekRepublican · winner
61.1%4,858
Robert J. SteenDemocrat
38.9%3,087
7,945 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