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1978 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election?

Thomas J. Tauke won the 1978 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election. Thomas J. Tauke received 72,644 popular votes (52.27%). The main challenger was Michael T. Blouin (47.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Tauke and Blouin

Tauke +5.2 pts · won by 7,194 votes
Thomas J. TaukeRepublicanWINNER52.27%
72,644 votes
Michael T. BlouinDemocratic47.09%
65,450 votes
James D. RobersonIndependent0.64%
884 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.