1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Iowa Senate District 11
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Stephen N. Bisenius (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Maurice Hennessey (D) by 8.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Stephen N. BiseniusRepublican · winner
54.3%9,146
Maurice HennesseyDemocrat
45.7%7,684
16,830 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