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1978Final results

1978 election for Iowa House District 43

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Sonja Egenes (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Kathleen R. Moore (D) by 15.0 points.

Sonja EgenesRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%5,138
42.5%3,794
8,934 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

EvenR+3.51974R+12.61976R+15.01978R+6.51980D+4.01982D+13.41984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET