1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa Senate District 21
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
John S. Murray (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Larry N. Larson (D) by 25.4 points.
John S. MurrayRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%11,906
Larry N. LarsonDemocrat
37.3%7,083
18,991 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