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1978Final results

1978 election for Iowa Senate District 15

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Bob Rush (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Lloyd E. Humphreys (R) by 9.2 points.

Bob RushDemocrat · winner
54.6%8,847
45.4%7,354
16,201 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+17.71972D+13.81974D+9.21978R+15.01982D+1.31986R+3.71990

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