1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 62
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Norman G. Jesse (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Richardson (R) by 14.9 points.
Norman G. JesseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%3,117
Bill RichardsonRepublican
41.9%2,298
Paul LayOther party
1.2%65
5,480 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