1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 65
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Lawrence Pope (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Janet Parker (D) by 4.5 points.
Lawrence PopeRepublican · winner
51.8%4,396
Janet ParkerDemocrat
47.3%4,013
Gary CooperOther party
0.9%76
8,486 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