1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa Senate District 1
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Lucas J. Dekoster (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Henry T. Hoefakker (Oth) by 26.0 points.
Lucas J. DekosterRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%9,038
Henry T. HoefakkerOther party
37.0%5,307
14,345 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