1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa Senate District 33
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Julia B. Gentleman (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating John Dengler (D) by 27.3 points.
Julia B. GentlemanRepublican · winner
61.4%12,736
John DenglerDemocrat
34.1%7,078
Michael FeldOther party
4.5%928
20,743 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