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1978 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1978 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

James A. S. Leach won the 1978 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. James A. S. Leach received 79,940 popular votes (63.47%). The main challenger was Richard E. Myers (35.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Leach and Myers

Leach +27.7 pts · won by 34,903 votes
James A. S. LeachRepublicanWINNER63.47%
79,940 votes
Richard E. MyersDemocratic35.76%
45,037 votes
William R. Douglassocialist0.78%
978 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.