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1978Final results

1978 election for Iowa House District 60

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Douglas Smalley (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Eveleth (D) by 4.4 points.

Douglas SmalleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%5,322
47.8%4,877
10,200 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+12.91974R+4.31976R+4.41978R+3.01980D+13.91986D+25.61988

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