1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 78
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Dennis Renaud (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Steven C. Porter (R) by 46.7 points.
Dennis RenaudDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.4%7,448
Steven C. PorterRepublican
26.6%2,705
10,153 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET