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1978Final results

1978 election for Iowa House District 69

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Robert T. Anderson (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Don Barton (R) by 15.5 points.

Robert T. AndersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%5,157
Don BartonRepublican
42.2%3,772
8,929 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

EvenD+5.41974D+7.21976D+15.51978D+11.01980R+3.21982R+11.61984

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