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1978Final results

1978 election for Iowa House District 76

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Walter Conlon (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Mike Kane (D) by 12.8 points.

Walter ConlonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.4%3,634
Mike KaneDemocrat
43.6%2,807
6,441 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

EvenR+10.21974R+3.51976R+12.81978R+22.31980R+9.51982R+21.91984

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