1978 United States Senate election in Iowa

none March 2026 September 2023 May 2020 1978 United States Senate election in Iowa Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg presidential no 1972 United States Senate election in Iowa 1972 1984 United States Senate election in Iowa 1984 November 7, 1978 150x150px File:Roger Jepsen.JPG Roger Jepsen Republican Party (United States) 421,598 51.12% File:Senator dick clark.jpg Dick Clark Democratic Party (United States) 395,066 47.91% 1978 United States Senate election in Iowa results map by county.svg 240px County results Jepsen: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Clark: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Dick Clark Democratic Party (United States) Roger Jepsen Republican Party (United States) The 1978 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic Senator Dick Clark ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by Republican former Lieutenant Governor Roger Jepsen. This was the last time until 2014 that a Republican would win Iowa's Class II Senate seat. Democratic primary Candidates Gerald Leo Baker, computer programmer and mathematician from Cedar Falls Dick Clark, incumbent Senator Robert L. Nereim, resident of Des Moines and candidate for Senate in 1966 Results 1978 Democratic Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=283887 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 06, 1978 Democratic Party (United States) Dick Clark (incumbent) 87,880 80.48% Democratic Party (United States) Gerald Leo Baker 13,132 12.03% Democratic Party (United States) Robert L. Nereim 8,176 7.49% Write-in All others 3 0.00% 109,191 100.00% Following his defeat, Gerald Leo Baker announced an independent campaign for the general election. Republican primary Candidates Joe Bertroche Roger Jepsen, former Lieutenant Governor of Iowa Maurice Van Nostrand, Chairman of the State Commerce Commission Results 1978 Republican Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=283888 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate- R Primary Race - Jun 06, 1978 Republican Party (United States) Roger Jepsen 87,397 57.33% Republican Party (United States) Maurice Van Nostrand 54,189 35.55% Republican Party (United States) Joe Bertroche 10,860 7.12% 284,047 100.00% General election Results General election resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5317 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1979 Republican Party (United States) Roger Jepsen 421,598 51.12% 7.03 Democratic Party (United States) Dick Clark (incumbent) 395,066 47.91% 7.16 Independent politician Gerald Leo Baker 4,223 0.51% N/A Libertarian Party (United States) Ben L. Olson 3,689 0.45% N/A Write-in All others 78 0.01% N/A 824,654 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1978 United States Senate elections References 1978 Iowa United States Senate