1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 77
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
John Pelton (R) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Clarence Pete Smith (D) by 44.3 points.
John PeltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.1%6,212
Clarence Pete SmithDemocrat
27.8%2,397
8,610 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