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1978-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Iowa (District 01)

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Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Jim Leach*
(R)
Dick Myers
(D)
William Douglass
(Socialist)
Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 79,94063.5% 45,03735.8% 9780.8% 70.0% 34,903 125,962
Total R vote: 79,940 (63.5%)      Total D vote: 45,037 (35.8%)      Total Other vote: 985 (0.8%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $241,356 $123,626 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0

**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/house/IA/01/1978

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Jim Leach*
Total Disbursements: $241,356

**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/house/IA/01/1978

Dick Myers
Total Disbursements: $123,626

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Jim Leach 18,835 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 18,835  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Dick Myers 11,492 100.0%
    Other 2 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 11,494