1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa Senate District 25
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Clarence Carney (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Fred T. Kelly (D) by 10.2 points.
Clarence CarneyRepublican · winner
55.1%8,247
Fred T. KellyDemocrat
44.9%6,724
14,971 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