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1978Final results

1978 election for Iowa House District 73

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Jean Lloydjones (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Wes Dunbarr (R) by 26.2 points.

Jean LloydjonesDemocrat · winner
61.5%4,444
Wes DunbarrRepublican
35.3%2,549
3.1%226
7,227 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+24.01976D+26.21978D+19.11980D+27.11982D+26.11984D+22.81986

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

The candidates

Jean Lloydjones (D)Wes Dunbarr (R)

Also on the ballot: David A. Smithers (Other party), 3.1%