1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 25
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
John E. Patchett (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Michael D. Jones (R) by 11.7 points.
John E. PatchettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%4,811
Michael D. JonesRepublican
44.1%3,800
8,612 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