1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Iowa House District 50
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
James D. Okane (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Julian L. Torgerson (R) by 14.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James D. OkaneDemocrat · winner
57.0%3,981
Julian L. TorgersonRepublican
43.0%3,001
6,982 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