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1978-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Iowa (District 05)

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



 
County Tom Harkin*
(D)
Julian Garrett
(R)
Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 82,33358.9% 57,37741.1% 60.0% 24,956 139,716
Total R vote: 57,377 (41.1%)      Total D vote: 82,333 (58.9%)      Total Other vote: 6 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $144,160 $64,680
Total Receipts: $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/05/1978

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Tom Harkin*
Total Disbursements: $144,160

**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/05/1978

Julian Garrett
Total Disbursements: $64,680

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Julian Garrett 14,605 54.3%
2   George Opperman 12,275 45.7%
    Other 2 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 26,882  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Tom Harkin* 16,272 100.0%
    Other 3 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 16,275