1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa Senate District 41
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Patrick J. Deluhery (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Forrest F. Ashcraft (R) by 14.0 points.
Patrick J. DeluheryDemocrat · winner
57.0%6,368
Forrest F. AshcraftRepublican
43.0%4,808
11,177 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