1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa Senate District 5
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Ray Taylor (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Daryl Frey (D) by 20.0 points.
Ray TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%8,838
Daryl FreyDemocrat
40.0%5,889
14,727 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