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1978 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election
Iowa · 2 candidates
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. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).