1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa Senate District 43
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Lowell L. Junkins (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Gordon C. McMillan (R) by 27.0 points.
Lowell L. JunkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%8,757
Gordon C. McMillanRepublican
36.5%5,033
13,790 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