1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Iowa House District 23
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Andy McKean (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Grace Zimmerman (D) by 27.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Andy McKeanRepublican · winner
63.9%5,562
Grace ZimmermanDemocrat
36.1%3,139
8,701 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