1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa Senate District 19
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
John W. Jensen (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Jerald Fuerstenberg (D) by 23.7 points.
John W. JensenRepublican · winner
61.8%9,564
Jerald FuerstenbergDemocrat
38.2%5,900
15,464 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