1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 5
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Lester D. Menke (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Mary Johnson (D) by 33.9 points.
Lester D. MenkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%4,941
Mary JohnsonDemocrat
33.0%2,436
7,379 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