1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 42
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Reid W. Crawford (R) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Diane Jetmund (D) by 41.9 points.
Reid W. CrawfordRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.9%6,349
Diane JetmundDemocrat
29.0%2,600
8,951 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