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1978 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1978 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

Tom Harkin won the 1978 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. Tom Harkin received 82,333 popular votes (58.93%). The main challenger was Julian B. Garrett (41.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Harkin and Garrett

Harkin +17.9 pts · won by 24,956 votes
Tom HarkinDemocraticWINNER58.93%
82,333 votes
Julian B. GarrettRepublican41.07%
57,377 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.