1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 57
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Virginia Poffenberger (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating John Welch (D) by 9.0 points.
Virginia PoffenbergerRepublican · winner
51.4%4,428
John WelchDemocrat
42.4%3,650
Verlyn L. HayesOther party
6.2%535
8,613 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