1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa Senate District 3
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Arne Waldstein (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Keith Baker (D) by 7.1 points.
Arne WaldsteinRepublican · winner
53.6%8,597
Keith BakerDemocrat
46.4%7,451
16,048 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