1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa Senate District 39
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Norman J. Goodwin (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Paul R. Willis Jr. (D) by 18.8 points.
Norman J. GoodwinRepublican · winner
59.4%9,522
Paul R. Willis Jr.Democrat
40.6%6,515
16,037 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