1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 44
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Joyce Lonergan (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Charles Nalean (R) by 4.7 points.
Joyce LonerganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%4,702
Charles NaleanRepublican
47.7%4,281
8,983 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