1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Iowa House District 31
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Kyle Hummel (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Harley Hanson (D) by 16.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kyle HummelRepublican · winner
58.0%4,878
Harley HansonDemocrat
42.0%3,532
8,414 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