1938 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1938 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

Karl M Lecompte won the 1938 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. Karl M Lecompte received 50,860 popular votes (53.93%). The main challenger was Ruth F Hollingshead (46.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Lecompte and Hollingshead

Lecompte +7.9 pts · won by 7,408 votes
50,860 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.