1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 61
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Richard Byerly (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Don Mendenhall (R) by 23.8 points.
Richard ByerlyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%5,126
Don MendenhallRepublican
38.1%3,158
8,284 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