1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 66
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Patricia L. Thompson (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Georgia Ripley (D) by 37.4 points.
Patricia L. ThompsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%8,139
Georgia RipleyDemocrat
31.3%3,710
11,849 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