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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Iowa/IA-05
      1978·US House·Iowa·District profile →

      Iowa District 5 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Tom Harkin
      58.9%82,333 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Julian B Garrett
      41.1%57,377 votes
      Margin
      D+17.9
      139,710 total votes
      2 candidates139,710 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Tom HarkinDEM✓
      		DEM82,33358.9%
      Julian B GarrettREP
      		REP57,37741.1%

      Seat History

      US House in Iowa

      2010
      Steven KingREP
      R+33.4
      2008
      Steven KingREP
      R+22.5
      2006
      Steven KingREP
      R+22.9
      2004
      Steven KingREP
      R+26.6
      2002
      Steven KingREP
      R+24.4
      Redistricted
      2000
      Tom LathamREP
      R+39.6
      1998
      Tom LathamREP
      R+99.2
      1996
      Tom LathamREP
      R+31.8
      1994
      Tom LathamREP
      R+21.8
      1992
      Fred GrandyREP
      R+99.3
      Redistricted
      1990
      Jim Ross LightfootREP
      R+36.0
      1988
      Jim Ross LightfootREP
      R+27.8
      1986
      Jim Ross LightfootREP
      R+18.4
      1984
      Jim Ross LightfootREP
      R+1.6
      1982
      Tom HarkinDEM
      D+17.7
      View all US House history for Iowa →

      Candidates

      Tom HarkinDEM
      Record9W-0L
      Avg MarginD+12.3
      Career1976-2008
      US Senate / US House
      Full profile →
      Julian B GarrettREP
      Record6W-2L
      Avg MarginR+17.4
      Career1978-2022
      State Senate / State House / US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Iowa, 1978

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