1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Iowa House District 84
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Larry Kirkenslager (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating William R. Monroe Jr. (D) by 16.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Larry KirkenslagerRepublican · winner
58.2%4,082
William R. Monroe Jr.Democrat · incumbent
41.8%2,932
7,014 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