1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Iowa House District 52
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Warren Johnson (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Lyle Scheelhaase (D) by 1.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Warren JohnsonRepublican · winner
50.8%3,958
Lyle ScheelhaaseDemocrat · incumbent
49.2%3,838
7,796 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