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Iowa House District 78
Angel Ramirez has no major-party opponent.
Angel Ramirez has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+35: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 28,376
- People per km²
- 885
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 34%
- White, no degree
- 51%of adults
- White 76%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 11%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 6%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2025 special
3,469 votes · D+58.4✓ Angel Ramirez (D)79.0%
Bernie Hayes (R)20.8%
2024
11,168 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Sami Scheetz (D)96.7%
Write-In (—)3.3%
2024 President Vote in this district
14,334 two-party votes · D+33.3 · D+34.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)66.6%
Donald Trump (R)33.4%
2022
10,731 votes · D+35.2✓ Sami Scheetz (D)67.5%
Anne Fairchild (R)32.3%
2020 President Vote in this district
15,608 two-party votes · D+39.0 · D+34.5 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)69.5%
Donald Trump (R)30.5%
2016 President Vote in this district
13,925 two-party votes · D+34.7 · D+32.5 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)67.3%
Donald Trump (R)32.7%