1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa Senate District 47
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Richard R. Ramsey (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Rollin C. Bridge (D) by 20.5 points.
Richard R. RamseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.3%11,178
Rollin C. BridgeDemocrat
39.7%7,369
18,547 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