1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 26
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Robert M. L. Johnson (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Burtine W. Motley (D) by 7.6 points.
Robert M. L. JohnsonRepublican · winner
53.8%4,188
Burtine W. MotleyDemocrat
46.2%3,595
7,784 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