1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa Senate District 35
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Joe Brown (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Bart Basche (R) by 12.0 points.
Joe BrownDemocrat · winner
56.0%10,063
Bart BascheRepublican
44.0%7,911
17,974 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