1978-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Iowa (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Roger Jepsen (R)		Dick Clark* (D)		Gerald Baker (I)		Ben Olson (Libertarian)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adair	53%	1,863	53.8%	1,595	46.0%	4	0.1%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	268	3,464
Adams	57%	1,234	53.3%	1,079	46.6%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	155	2,316
Allamakee	42%	2,793	67.4%	1,326	32.0%	18	0.4%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,467	4,143
Appanoose	46%	2,535	52.3%	2,270	46.8%	34	0.7%	8	0.2%	0	0.0%	265	4,847
Audubon	44%	1,293	48.9%	1,334	50.5%	9	0.3%	7	0.3%	0	0.0%	-41	2,643
Benton	46%	3,657	51.0%	3,462	48.3%	28	0.4%	23	0.3%	0	0.0%	195	7,170
Black Hawk	42%	20,898	53.4%	17,881	45.7%	204	0.5%	140	0.4%	1	0.0%	3,017	39,124
Boone	46%	3,823	45.3%	4,558	54.0%	22	0.3%	34	0.4%	2	0.0%	-735	8,439
Bremer	38%	3,961	63.8%	2,191	35.3%	35	0.6%	22	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,770	6,209
Buchanan	45%	3,604	56.2%	2,766	43.1%	34	0.5%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	838	6,412
Buena Vista	46%	3,511	52.7%	3,067	46.0%	39	0.6%	50	0.7%	0	0.0%	444	6,667
Butler	36%	2,924	70.0%	1,219	29.2%	22	0.5%	10	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,705	4,175
Calhoun	51%	2,512	52.4%	2,230	46.5%	24	0.5%	31	0.6%	0	0.0%	282	4,797
Carroll	41%	2,921	48.5%	3,078	51.1%	12	0.2%	13	0.2%	2	0.0%	-157	6,026
Cass	44%	3,136	61.1%	1,958	38.2%	19	0.4%	17	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,178	5,130
Cedar	42%	2,817	54.5%	2,317	44.8%	15	0.3%	16	0.3%	2	0.0%	500	5,167
Cerro Gordo	41%	7,457	53.4%	6,389	45.8%	46	0.3%	61	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,068	13,953
Cherokee	45%	2,384	47.9%	2,536	50.9%	52	1.0%	10	0.2%	0	0.0%	-152	4,982
Chickasaw	49%	2,711	56.3%	2,085	43.3%	15	0.3%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	626	4,814
Clarke	55%	1,535	48.6%	1,607	50.9%	10	0.3%	6	0.2%	0	0.0%	-72	3,158
Clay	44%	2,940	51.4%	2,702	47.3%	48	0.8%	26	0.5%	0	0.0%	238	5,716
Clayton	50%	3,755	53.6%	3,202	45.7%	30	0.4%	22	0.3%	0	0.0%	553	7,009
Clinton	44%	8,418	51.3%	7,855	47.9%	82	0.5%	43	0.3%	1	0.0%	563	16,399
Crawford	38%	2,505	54.0%	2,109	45.4%	13	0.3%	14	0.3%	0	0.0%	396	4,641
Dallas	44%	3,740	44.8%	4,532	54.3%	29	0.3%	47	0.6%	0	0.0%	-792	8,348
Davis	50%	1,467	49.4%	1,492	50.2%	7	0.2%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	-25	2,970
Decatur	50%	1,578	44.8%	1,928	54.7%	6	0.2%	10	0.3%	0	0.0%	-350	3,522
Delaware	39%	2,579	55.6%	1,988	42.9%	49	1.1%	18	0.4%	1	0.0%	591	4,635
Des Moines	39%	5,424	44.5%	6,669	54.7%	43	0.4%	53	0.4%	0	0.0%	-1,245	12,189
Dickinson	42%	2,441	55.8%	1,898	43.4%	20	0.5%	16	0.4%	0	0.0%	543	4,375
Dubuque	45%	13,105	48.9%	13,366	49.9%	270	1.0%	56	0.2%	2	0.0%	-261	26,799
Emmet	42%	1,873	49.6%	1,874	49.6%	9	0.2%	21	0.6%	0	0.0%	-1	3,777
Fayette	49%	4,657	55.7%	3,645	43.6%	34	0.4%	25	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,012	8,361
Floyd	45%	3,109	52.3%	2,777	46.7%	39	0.7%	23	0.4%	0	0.0%	332	5,948
Franklin	40%	2,061	58.3%	1,454	41.1%	13	0.4%	7	0.2%	0	0.0%	607	3,535
Fremont	43%	1,533	56.1%	1,183	43.3%	8	0.3%	7	0.3%	0	0.0%	350	2,731
Greene	51%	2,071	48.5%	2,144	50.2%	32	0.7%	21	0.5%	0	0.0%	-73	4,268
Grundy	44%	2,955	68.9%	1,308	30.5%	18	0.4%	10	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,647	4,291
Guthrie	47%	1,918	49.4%	1,934	49.8%	13	0.3%	16	0.4%	0	0.0%	-16	3,881
Hamilton	47%	3,209	55.6%	2,503	43.4%	25	0.4%	30	0.5%	0	0.0%	706	5,767
Hancock	41%	2,320	61.7%	1,410	37.5%	9	0.2%	21	0.6%	0	0.0%	910	3,760
Hardin	44%	3,664	55.8%	2,866	43.6%	13	0.2%	25	0.4%	0	0.0%	798	6,568
Harrison	43%	2,450	52.7%	2,187	47.1%	6	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	263	4,645
Henry	38%	2,474	50.6%	2,388	48.9%	11	0.2%	12	0.2%	1	0.0%	86	4,886
Howard	59%	2,525	56.9%	1,852	41.7%	47	1.1%	13	0.3%	1	0.0%	673	4,438
Humboldt	53%	2,515	56.7%	1,895	42.7%	9	0.2%	17	0.4%	0	0.0%	620	4,436
Ida	54%	1,892	57.1%	1,410	42.5%	12	0.4%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	482	3,316
Iowa	49%	2,854	55.4%	2,263	43.9%	12	0.2%	26	0.5%	0	0.0%	591	5,155
Jackson	44%	3,152	50.4%	3,051	48.8%	36	0.6%	14	0.2%	0	0.0%	101	6,253
Jasper	46%	5,772	51.7%	5,315	47.6%	35	0.3%	45	0.4%	2	0.0%	457	11,169
Jefferson	36%	2,489	59.7%	1,660	39.8%	11	0.3%	9	0.2%	0	0.0%	829	4,169
Johnson	39%	7,375	32.5%	14,962	66.0%	161	0.7%	165	0.7%	8	0.0%	-7,587	22,671
Jones	50%	3,524	52.0%	3,216	47.5%	22	0.3%	10	0.1%	0	0.0%	308	6,772
Keokuk	46%	2,135	50.9%	2,034	48.5%	22	0.5%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	101	4,197
Kossuth	52%	4,002	53.0%	3,518	46.6%	10	0.1%	14	0.2%	0	0.0%	484	7,544
Lee	35%	4,558	45.0%	5,506	54.3%	43	0.4%	33	0.3%	0	0.0%	-948	10,140
Linn	41%	22,950	49.8%	22,330	48.5%	429	0.9%	333	0.7%	4	0.0%	620	46,046
Louisa	35%	1,471	55.3%	1,180	44.3%	8	0.3%	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	291	2,662
Lucas	46%	1,742	53.5%	1,483	45.5%	26	0.8%	4	0.1%	2	0.1%	259	3,257
Lyon	41%	2,345	67.8%	1,085	31.4%	15	0.4%	13	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,260	3,458
Madison	55%	2,240	49.1%	2,302	50.5%	10	0.2%	10	0.2%	0	0.0%	-62	4,562
Mahaska	46%	4,211	58.8%	2,897	40.4%	29	0.4%	28	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,314	7,165
Marion	37%	3,882	52.8%	3,421	46.5%	27	0.4%	19	0.3%	2	0.0%	461	7,351
Marshall	46%	7,414	57.6%	5,218	40.6%	111	0.9%	115	0.9%	5	0.0%	2,196	12,863
Mills	37%	2,030	63.4%	1,153	36.0%	10	0.3%	11	0.3%	0	0.0%	877	3,204
Mitchell	48%	2,236	55.8%	1,736	43.3%	26	0.6%	11	0.3%	0	0.0%	500	4,009
Monona	41%	1,750	52.7%	1,563	47.0%	5	0.2%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	187	3,322
Monroe	49%	1,507	48.9%	1,542	50.0%	27	0.9%	4	0.1%	1	0.0%	-35	3,081
Montgomery	40%	2,417	65.4%	1,247	33.8%	20	0.5%	10	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,170	3,694
Muscatine	31%	4,509	56.9%	3,329	42.0%	62	0.8%	31	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,180	7,931
O'Brien	38%	2,809	63.8%	1,573	35.7%	8	0.2%	12	0.3%	1	0.0%	1,236	4,403
Osceola	35%	1,239	61.9%	750	37.5%	8	0.4%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	489	2,001
Page	37%	3,224	66.3%	1,618	33.3%	7	0.1%	13	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,606	4,862
Palo Alto	47%	1,908	47.5%	2,005	50.0%	82	2.0%	18	0.4%	0	0.0%	-97	4,013
Plymouth	42%	4,218	62.7%	2,485	36.9%	17	0.3%	9	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,733	6,729
Pocahontas	47%	1,964	53.2%	1,579	42.8%	19	0.5%	127	3.4%	0	0.0%	385	3,689
Polk	43%	36,704	42.2%	49,337	56.7%	377	0.4%	632	0.7%	28	0.0%	-12,633	87,078
Pottawattamie	33%	10,092	53.9%	8,546	45.6%	58	0.3%	37	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,546	18,733
Poweshiek	47%	3,245	52.1%	2,938	47.2%	18	0.3%	26	0.4%	0	0.0%	307	6,227
Ringgold	51%	1,253	56.6%	956	43.2%	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	297	2,212
Sac	37%	2,159	58.8%	1,478	40.3%	9	0.2%	26	0.7%	0	0.0%	681	3,672
Scott	39%	19,735	50.2%	19,125	48.6%	323	0.8%	153	0.4%	5	0.0%	610	39,341
Shelby	42%	2,491	60.0%	1,626	39.2%	23	0.6%	9	0.2%	0	0.0%	865	4,149
Sioux	43%	6,333	74.4%	2,132	25.0%	31	0.4%	15	0.2%	0	0.0%	4,201	8,511
Story	43%	9,311	41.2%	12,899	57.1%	96	0.4%	293	1.3%	1	0.0%	-3,588	22,600
Tama	45%	3,464	58.3%	2,378	40.0%	66	1.1%	37	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,086	5,945
Taylor	45%	1,559	58.5%	1,103	41.4%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	456	2,666
Union	41%	2,092	53.9%	1,766	45.5%	11	0.3%	11	0.3%	0	0.0%	326	3,880
Van Buren	39%	1,360	59.2%	923	40.1%	9	0.4%	7	0.3%	0	0.0%	437	2,299
Wapello	40%	5,005	44.5%	6,149	54.7%	61	0.5%	32	0.3%	0	0.0%	-1,144	11,247
Warren	46%	4,244	43.4%	5,403	55.3%	71	0.7%	51	0.5%	3	0.0%	-1,159	9,772
Washington	35%	2,526	54.1%	2,089	44.8%	21	0.5%	30	0.6%	0	0.0%	437	4,666
Wayne	48%	1,479	53.0%	1,290	46.3%	8	0.3%	12	0.4%	0	0.0%	189	2,789
Webster	45%	6,709	47.2%	7,395	52.1%	50	0.4%	48	0.3%	1	0.0%	-686	14,203
Winnebago	48%	2,475	57.9%	1,786	41.8%	7	0.2%	5	0.1%	1	0.0%	689	4,274
Winneshiek	37%	3,333	59.9%	2,177	39.1%	31	0.6%	23	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,156	5,564
Woodbury	38%	13,319	51.2%	12,515	48.1%	87	0.3%	86	0.3%	0	0.0%	804	26,007
Worth	48%	1,499	50.0%	1,485	49.5%	8	0.3%	7	0.2%	0	0.0%	14	2,999
Wright	40%	2,537	55.1%	2,030	44.1%	16	0.3%	18	0.4%	0	0.0%	507	4,601
TOTAL	45%	421,598	51.1%	395,066	47.9%	4,223	0.5%	3,689	0.4%	78	0.0%	26,532	824,654
Total R vote: 421,598 (51.1%)      Total D vote: 395,066 (47.9%)      Total Other vote: 7,990 (1.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$728,268		$860,774		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1978 Senate class 2, Adair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,863	53.8%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,595	46.0%
Gerald Baker (I)	4	0.1%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,464
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,234	53.3%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,079	46.6%
Gerald Baker (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,316
Turnout: 57%

1978 Senate class 2, Allamakee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,793	67.4%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,326	32.0%
Gerald Baker (I)	18	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,143
Turnout: 42%

1978 Senate class 2, Appanoose County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,535	52.3%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,270	46.8%
Gerald Baker (I)	34	0.7%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	8	0.2%
TOTAL	4,847
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Audubon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,293	48.9%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,334	50.5%
Gerald Baker (I)	9	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,643
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,657	51.0%
Dick Clark* (D)	3,462	48.3%
Gerald Baker (I)	28	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	23	0.3%
TOTAL	7,170
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Black Hawk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	20,898	53.4%
Dick Clark* (D)	17,881	45.7%
Gerald Baker (I)	204	0.5%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	140	0.4%
TOTAL	39,124
Turnout: 42%

1978 Senate class 2, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,823	45.3%
Dick Clark* (D)	4,558	54.0%
Gerald Baker (I)	22	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	34	0.4%
TOTAL	8,439
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Bremer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,961	63.8%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,191	35.3%
Gerald Baker (I)	35	0.6%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	22	0.4%
TOTAL	6,209
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Buchanan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,604	56.2%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,766	43.1%
Gerald Baker (I)	34	0.5%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	6,412
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Buena Vista County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,511	52.7%
Dick Clark* (D)	3,067	46.0%
Gerald Baker (I)	39	0.6%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	50	0.7%
TOTAL	6,667
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,924	70.0%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,219	29.2%
Gerald Baker (I)	22	0.5%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,175
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 2, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,512	52.4%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,230	46.5%
Gerald Baker (I)	24	0.5%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	31	0.6%
TOTAL	4,797
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,921	48.5%
Dick Clark* (D)	3,078	51.1%
Gerald Baker (I)	12	0.2%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	6,026
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,136	61.1%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,958	38.2%
Gerald Baker (I)	19	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	17	0.3%
TOTAL	5,130
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Cedar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,817	54.5%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,317	44.8%
Gerald Baker (I)	15	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	16	0.3%
TOTAL	5,167
Turnout: 42%

1978 Senate class 2, Cerro Gordo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	7,457	53.4%
Dick Clark* (D)	6,389	45.8%
Gerald Baker (I)	46	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	61	0.4%
TOTAL	13,953
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,384	47.9%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,536	50.9%
Gerald Baker (I)	52	1.0%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,982
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Chickasaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,711	56.3%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,085	43.3%
Gerald Baker (I)	15	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,814
Turnout: 49%

1978 Senate class 2, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,535	48.6%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,607	50.9%
Gerald Baker (I)	10	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,158
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,940	51.4%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,702	47.3%
Gerald Baker (I)	48	0.8%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	26	0.5%
TOTAL	5,716
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Clayton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,755	53.6%
Dick Clark* (D)	3,202	45.7%
Gerald Baker (I)	30	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	22	0.3%
TOTAL	7,009
Turnout: 50%

1978 Senate class 2, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	8,418	51.3%
Dick Clark* (D)	7,855	47.9%
Gerald Baker (I)	82	0.5%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	43	0.3%
TOTAL	16,399
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,505	54.0%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,109	45.4%
Gerald Baker (I)	13	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	14	0.3%
TOTAL	4,641
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,740	44.8%
Dick Clark* (D)	4,532	54.3%
Gerald Baker (I)	29	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	47	0.6%
TOTAL	8,348
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Davis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,467	49.4%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,492	50.2%
Gerald Baker (I)	7	0.2%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	2,970
Turnout: 50%

1978 Senate class 2, Decatur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,578	44.8%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,928	54.7%
Gerald Baker (I)	6	0.2%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,522
Turnout: 50%

1978 Senate class 2, Delaware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,579	55.6%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,988	42.9%
Gerald Baker (I)	49	1.1%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,635
Turnout: 39%

1978 Senate class 2, Des Moines County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	5,424	44.5%
Dick Clark* (D)	6,669	54.7%
Gerald Baker (I)	43	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	53	0.4%
TOTAL	12,189
Turnout: 39%

1978 Senate class 2, Dickinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,441	55.8%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,898	43.4%
Gerald Baker (I)	20	0.5%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,375
Turnout: 42%

1978 Senate class 2, Dubuque County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	13,105	48.9%
Dick Clark* (D)	13,366	49.9%
Gerald Baker (I)	270	1.0%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	56	0.2%
TOTAL	26,799
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Emmet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,873	49.6%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,874	49.6%
Gerald Baker (I)	9	0.2%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	21	0.6%
TOTAL	3,777
Turnout: 42%

1978 Senate class 2, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	4,657	55.7%
Dick Clark* (D)	3,645	43.6%
Gerald Baker (I)	34	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	25	0.3%
TOTAL	8,361
Turnout: 49%

1978 Senate class 2, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,109	52.3%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,777	46.7%
Gerald Baker (I)	39	0.7%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	23	0.4%
TOTAL	5,948
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,061	58.3%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,454	41.1%
Gerald Baker (I)	13	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	7	0.2%
TOTAL	3,535
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Fremont County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,533	56.1%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,183	43.3%
Gerald Baker (I)	8	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,731
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,071	48.5%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,144	50.2%
Gerald Baker (I)	32	0.7%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	21	0.5%
TOTAL	4,268
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Grundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,955	68.9%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,308	30.5%
Gerald Baker (I)	18	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,291
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Guthrie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,918	49.4%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,934	49.8%
Gerald Baker (I)	13	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	16	0.4%
TOTAL	3,881
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,209	55.6%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,503	43.4%
Gerald Baker (I)	25	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	30	0.5%
TOTAL	5,767
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,320	61.7%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,410	37.5%
Gerald Baker (I)	9	0.2%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	21	0.6%
TOTAL	3,760
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,664	55.8%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,866	43.6%
Gerald Baker (I)	13	0.2%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	25	0.4%
TOTAL	6,568
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,450	52.7%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,187	47.1%
Gerald Baker (I)	6	0.1%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,645
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,474	50.6%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,388	48.9%
Gerald Baker (I)	11	0.2%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	4,886
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,525	56.9%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,852	41.7%
Gerald Baker (I)	47	1.1%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	13	0.3%
TOTAL	4,438
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Humboldt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,515	56.7%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,895	42.7%
Gerald Baker (I)	9	0.2%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	17	0.4%
TOTAL	4,436
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Ida County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,892	57.1%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,410	42.5%
Gerald Baker (I)	12	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,316
Turnout: 54%

1978 Senate class 2, Iowa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,854	55.4%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,263	43.9%
Gerald Baker (I)	12	0.2%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	26	0.5%
TOTAL	5,155
Turnout: 49%

1978 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,152	50.4%
Dick Clark* (D)	3,051	48.8%
Gerald Baker (I)	36	0.6%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	6,253
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	5,772	51.7%
Dick Clark* (D)	5,315	47.6%
Gerald Baker (I)	35	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	45	0.4%
TOTAL	11,169
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,489	59.7%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,660	39.8%
Gerald Baker (I)	11	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,169
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 2, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	7,375	32.5%
Dick Clark* (D)	14,962	66.0%
Gerald Baker (I)	161	0.7%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	165	0.7%
TOTAL	22,671
Turnout: 39%

1978 Senate class 2, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,524	52.0%
Dick Clark* (D)	3,216	47.5%
Gerald Baker (I)	22	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	6,772
Turnout: 50%

1978 Senate class 2, Keokuk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,135	50.9%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,034	48.5%
Gerald Baker (I)	22	0.5%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,197
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Kossuth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	4,002	53.0%
Dick Clark* (D)	3,518	46.6%
Gerald Baker (I)	10	0.1%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	7,544
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	4,558	45.0%
Dick Clark* (D)	5,506	54.3%
Gerald Baker (I)	43	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	33	0.3%
TOTAL	10,140
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 2, Linn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	22,950	49.8%
Dick Clark* (D)	22,330	48.5%
Gerald Baker (I)	429	0.9%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	333	0.7%
TOTAL	46,046
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Louisa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,471	55.3%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,180	44.3%
Gerald Baker (I)	8	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,662
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 2, Lucas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,742	53.5%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,483	45.5%
Gerald Baker (I)	26	0.8%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,257
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Lyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,345	67.8%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,085	31.4%
Gerald Baker (I)	15	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	13	0.4%
TOTAL	3,458
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,240	49.1%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,302	50.5%
Gerald Baker (I)	10	0.2%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,562
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Mahaska County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	4,211	58.8%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,897	40.4%
Gerald Baker (I)	29	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	28	0.4%
TOTAL	7,165
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,882	52.8%
Dick Clark* (D)	3,421	46.5%
Gerald Baker (I)	27	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	19	0.3%
TOTAL	7,351
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 2, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	7,414	57.6%
Dick Clark* (D)	5,218	40.6%
Gerald Baker (I)	111	0.9%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	115	0.9%
TOTAL	12,863
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Mills County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,030	63.4%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,153	36.0%
Gerald Baker (I)	10	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,204
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 2, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,236	55.8%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,736	43.3%
Gerald Baker (I)	26	0.6%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	4,009
Turnout: 48%

1978 Senate class 2, Monona County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,750	52.7%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,563	47.0%
Gerald Baker (I)	5	0.2%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,322
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,507	48.9%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,542	50.0%
Gerald Baker (I)	27	0.9%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,081
Turnout: 49%

1978 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,417	65.4%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,247	33.8%
Gerald Baker (I)	20	0.5%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,694
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Muscatine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	4,509	56.9%
Dick Clark* (D)	3,329	42.0%
Gerald Baker (I)	62	0.8%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	31	0.4%
TOTAL	7,931
Turnout: 31%

1978 Senate class 2, O'Brien County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,809	63.8%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,573	35.7%
Gerald Baker (I)	8	0.2%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	12	0.3%
TOTAL	4,403
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Osceola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,239	61.9%
Dick Clark* (D)	750	37.5%
Gerald Baker (I)	8	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,001
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 2, Page County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,224	66.3%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,618	33.3%
Gerald Baker (I)	7	0.1%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	13	0.3%
TOTAL	4,862
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 2, Palo Alto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,908	47.5%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,005	50.0%
Gerald Baker (I)	82	2.0%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,013
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Plymouth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	4,218	62.7%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,485	36.9%
Gerald Baker (I)	17	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	6,729
Turnout: 42%

1978 Senate class 2, Pocahontas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,964	53.2%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,579	42.8%
Gerald Baker (I)	19	0.5%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	127	3.4%
TOTAL	3,689
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	36,704	42.2%
Dick Clark* (D)	49,337	56.7%
Gerald Baker (I)	377	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	632	0.7%
TOTAL	87,078
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Pottawattamie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	10,092	53.9%
Dick Clark* (D)	8,546	45.6%
Gerald Baker (I)	58	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	37	0.2%
TOTAL	18,733
Turnout: 33%

1978 Senate class 2, Poweshiek County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,245	52.1%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,938	47.2%
Gerald Baker (I)	18	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	26	0.4%
TOTAL	6,227
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Ringgold County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,253	56.6%
Dick Clark* (D)	956	43.2%
Gerald Baker (I)	2	0.1%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,212
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Sac County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,159	58.8%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,478	40.3%
Gerald Baker (I)	9	0.2%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	26	0.7%
TOTAL	3,672
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 2, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	19,735	50.2%
Dick Clark* (D)	19,125	48.6%
Gerald Baker (I)	323	0.8%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	153	0.4%
TOTAL	39,341
Turnout: 39%

1978 Senate class 2, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,491	60.0%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,626	39.2%
Gerald Baker (I)	23	0.6%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,149
Turnout: 42%

1978 Senate class 2, Sioux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	6,333	74.4%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,132	25.0%
Gerald Baker (I)	31	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	8,511
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Story County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	9,311	41.2%
Dick Clark* (D)	12,899	57.1%
Gerald Baker (I)	96	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	293	1.3%
TOTAL	22,600
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Tama County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,464	58.3%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,378	40.0%
Gerald Baker (I)	66	1.1%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	37	0.6%
TOTAL	5,945
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,559	58.5%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,103	41.4%
Gerald Baker (I)	2	0.1%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,666
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,092	53.9%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,766	45.5%
Gerald Baker (I)	11	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,880
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Van Buren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,360	59.2%
Dick Clark* (D)	923	40.1%
Gerald Baker (I)	9	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,299
Turnout: 39%

1978 Senate class 2, Wapello County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	5,005	44.5%
Dick Clark* (D)	6,149	54.7%
Gerald Baker (I)	61	0.5%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	32	0.3%
TOTAL	11,247
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	4,244	43.4%
Dick Clark* (D)	5,403	55.3%
Gerald Baker (I)	71	0.7%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	51	0.5%
TOTAL	9,772
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,526	54.1%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,089	44.8%
Gerald Baker (I)	21	0.5%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	30	0.6%
TOTAL	4,666
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 2, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,479	53.0%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,290	46.3%
Gerald Baker (I)	8	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	12	0.4%
TOTAL	2,789
Turnout: 48%

1978 Senate class 2, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	6,709	47.2%
Dick Clark* (D)	7,395	52.1%
Gerald Baker (I)	50	0.4%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	48	0.3%
TOTAL	14,203
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Winnebago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,475	57.9%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,786	41.8%
Gerald Baker (I)	7	0.2%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,274
Turnout: 48%

1978 Senate class 2, Winneshiek County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	3,333	59.9%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,177	39.1%
Gerald Baker (I)	31	0.6%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	23	0.4%
TOTAL	5,564
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 2, Woodbury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	13,319	51.2%
Dick Clark* (D)	12,515	48.1%
Gerald Baker (I)	87	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	86	0.3%
TOTAL	26,007
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Worth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	1,499	50.0%
Dick Clark* (D)	1,485	49.5%
Gerald Baker (I)	8	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	7	0.2%
TOTAL	2,999
Turnout: 48%

1978 Senate class 2, Wright County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Roger Jepsen (R)	2,537	55.1%
Dick Clark* (D)	2,030	44.1%
Gerald Baker (I)	16	0.3%
Ben Olson (Lbt)	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,601
Turnout: 40%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Roger Jepsen
Total Disbursements:	$728,268

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/IA/1978

Dick Clark*
Total Disbursements:	$860,774