1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Iowa House District 92
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Doug Shull (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating James I. Middleswart (D) by 4.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Doug ShullRepublican · winner
52.1%4,480
James I. MiddleswartDemocrat · incumbent
47.9%4,119
8,599 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