1984Final results
1984 election for Iowa House District 78
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Dennis Renaud (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Elly Mackenzie Nance (R) by 34.7 points.
Dennis RenaudDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%8,262
Elly Mackenzie NanceRepublican
32.7%4,007
12,269 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET