1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 45
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Dale M. Cochran (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating John E. Rowles (R) by 4.4 points.
Dale M. CochranDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.2%5,359
John E. RowlesRepublican
47.8%4,912
10,271 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