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1978Final results

1978 election for Iowa House District 97

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

William H. Harbor (R) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Allen Mick (D) by 47.6 points.

William H. HarborRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.8%5,787
Allen MickDemocrat
26.2%2,053
7,840 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+32.51976R+47.61978R+28.61980R+23.71982R+10.11988R+7.31990

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