1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Iowa House District 36
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Marvin E. Diemer (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Sandy Glenn (D) by 3.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Marvin E. DiemerRepublican · winner
51.9%4,581
Sandy GlennDemocrat
48.1%4,240
8,822 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