1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Iowa House District 47
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Ruhl Maulsby (R) won with 41.3% of the vote, defeating Wilbur G. Neumayer (D) by 4.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ruhl MaulsbyRepublican · winner
41.3%3,542
Wilbur G. NeumayerDemocrat
36.5%3,128
Marilyn McCraryOther party
14.5%1,243
David C. HudsonOther party
7.7%660
8,573 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