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1978Final results

1978 election for Iowa House District 59

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Lyle R. Krewson (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Katy Gammack (D) by 5.5 points.

Lyle R. KrewsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%5,489
Katy GammackDemocrat
47.2%4,912
10,403 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

EvenR+16.61974R+0.31976R+5.51978R+8.31980D+11.31982D+22.51984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET