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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Iowa/IA-04
      1978·US House·Iowa·District profile →

      Iowa District 4 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Neal Smith
      64.7%88,526 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Charles E Minor
      35.3%48,308 votes
      Margin
      D+29.4
      136,834 total votes
      2 candidates136,834 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Neal SmithDEM✓
      		DEM88,52664.7%
      Charles E MinorREP
      		REP48,30835.3%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+31.5
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+5.4
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202433.6%65.1%R+31.5391,998
      202036.2%62.2%R+26.0406,128
      201633.2%60.2%R+27.0390,493
      201245.4%54.6%R+9.3383,152
      200846.9%50.4%R+3.5392,269

      Seat History

      US House in Iowa

      2024
      Randy FeenstraREP
      R+34.3
      2022
      Randy FeenstraREP
      R+36.0
      Redistricted
      2020
      Randy FeenstraREP
      R+23.1
      2018
      Steven KingREP
      R+3.3
      2016
      Steven KingREP
      R+22.6
      2014
      Steven KingREP
      R+23.3
      2012
      Steven KingREP
      R+8.1
      Redistricted
      2010
      Tom LathamREP
      R+33.7
      2008
      Tom LathamREP
      R+21.1
      2006
      Tom LathamREP
      R+14.4
      2004
      Tom LathamREP
      R+21.9
      2002
      Tom LathamREP
      R+11.7
      Redistricted
      2000
      Greg GanskeREP
      R+24.7
      1998
      Greg GanskeREP
      R+31.3
      1996
      Greg GanskeREP
      R+5.3
      View all US House history for Iowa →

      Candidates

      Charles E MinorREP
      Record0W-3L
      Avg MarginD+10.4
      Career1976-1980
      State House / US House
      Full profile →
      Neal SmithDEM
      Record9W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1994
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Iowa, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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