1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa Senate District 37
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Arthur A. Small Jr. (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Victor V. Woolums II (R) by 29.3 points.
Arthur A. Small Jr.Democrat · winner
63.6%10,781
Victor V. Woolums IIRepublican
34.3%5,817
David ManuelSocialist
2.1%357
16,957 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