The 1976 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1976 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 28 of the state senate's districts—the 25 even-numbered state senate districts and special elections in districts 11, 15, and 41. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1976 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
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The primary election on June 8, 1976 determined which candidates appeared on the November 2, 1976 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.[1] General election results can be obtained here.[2]
To take control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 2 Senate seats.
Democrats maintained their control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1976 elections with the balance of power remaining unchanged with Democrats holding 26 seats and Republicans having 24 seats after the election.
Summary of Results edit
- NOTE: Districts not having elections in 1976 are unlisted.
Source:[3]
Detailed Results edit
- Reminder: All even-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 1976, as well as three odd-numbered districts (11, 15, & 41). All other odd-numbered districts did not have elections.
District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 44 • District 46 • District 48 • District 50 |
- Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Irvin L. Bergman (incumbent) | 14,409 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 14,409 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Berl Priebe (incumbent) | 17,077 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 17,077 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bruce B. Girton | 2,470 | 62.7 | |
Republican | Pat Breheny | 1,472 | 37.3 | |
Total votes | 3,942 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alvin V. Miller | 12,976 | 52.1 | |
Republican | Bruce B. Girton | 11,936 | 47.9 | |
Total votes | 24,912 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rolf V. Craft | 12,916 | 56.7 | |
Democratic | Richard R. Nelson | 9,877 | 43.3 | |
Total votes | 22,793 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Carr (incumbent) | 14,308 | 62.6 | |
Republican | Marian B. Pfaff | 8,545 | 37.4 | |
Total votes | 22,853 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Bisenius | 3,925 | 50.8 | |
Democratic | Maurice Hennessey | 3,800 | 49.2 | |
Total votes | 7,725 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Merlin Hulse | 12,503 | 54.3 | |
Democratic | Paul Ponder | 10,528 | 45.7 | |
Total votes | 23,031 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cloyd E. Robinson (incumbent) | 14,757 | 65.7 | |
Republican | Sandra L. Pink | 7,366 | 32.7 | |
Independent | Garry W. McCune | 350 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | 22,473 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Rush | 13,777 | 59.8 | |
Republican | Andrew Gordon Holmes | 9,254 | 40.2 | |
Total votes | 23,031 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Gallagher (incumbent) | 1,786 | 80.7 | |
Democratic | Steven Karr | 426 | 19.3 | |
Total votes | 2,212 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Gallagher (incumbent) | 13,631 | 60.0 | |
Republican | Kyle Hummel | 9,074 | 40.0 | |
Total votes | 22,705 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 18 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Willard R. "Bill" Hansen (incumbent) | 13,265 | 52.0 | |
Democratic | Ted Anderson | 12,081 | 47.3 | |
Independent | Gerald Baker | 188 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | 25,534 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 20 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Elizabeth Ruby Miller (incumbent) | 12,317 | 50.5 | |
Democratic | Larry A. Raymon | 12,085 | 49.5 | |
Total votes | 24,402 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 22 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim R. Riordan | 1,242 | 59.9 | |
Democratic | D. Tom Peterson | 677 | 32.7 | |
Democratic | Steven R. Oakland | 154 | 7.4 | |
Total votes | 2,073 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John N. "Jack" Nystrom (incumbent) | 13,636 | 54.7 | |
Democratic | Jim R. Riordan | 11,314 | 45.3 | |
Total votes | 24,950 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 24 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Scott | 12,886 | 53.9 | |
Republican | William P. Winkelman (incumbent) | 11,040 | 46.1 | |
Total votes | 23,926 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 26 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Calhoon | 10,397 | 50.1 | |
Republican | Leonard C. Andersen (incumbent) | 10,374 | 49.9 | |
Total votes | 20,771 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 28 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles W. "Bill" Hutchins | 12,431 | 55.2 | |
Republican | William R. Ferguson | 10,079 | 44.8 | |
Total votes | 22,510 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 30 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Readinger | 2,017 | 58.1 | |
Republican | William N. Plymat (incumbent) | 1,456 | 41.9 | |
Total votes | 3,473 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Campbell | 1,828 | 52.4 | |
Democratic | Michael E. Hansen | 1,661 | 47.6 | |
Total votes | 3,489 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Readinger | 15,545 | 52.3 | |
Democratic | Ed Campbell | 14,206 | 47.7 | |
Total votes | 29,751 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 32 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William D. Palmer (incumbent) | 16,512 | 75.7 | |
Republican | William F. Horstman | 5,310 | 24.3 | |
Total votes | 21,822 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 34 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Kinley (incumbent) | 15,199 | 72.6 | |
Republican | Kappie Spencer | 5,744 | 27.4 | |
Total votes | 20,943 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 36 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Judith Dierenfeld | 1,048 | 50.4 | |
Republican | Chas. V. Dunham | 1,031 | 49.6 | |
Total votes | 2,079 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joan Orr (incumbent) | 14,454 | 61.9 | |
Republican | Judith Dierenfeld | 8,890 | 38.1 | |
Total votes | 23,344 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 38 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard F. Drake | 12,481 | 55.5 | |
Democratic | Jim Paulding | 9,996 | 44.5 | |
Total votes | 22,477 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 40 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Elizabeth Orr Shaw (incumbent) | 18,142 | 62.2 | |
Democratic | Steven F. Altheimer | 11,047 | 37.8 | |
Total votes | 29,189 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 41 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Forrest F. Ashcraft | 3,028 | 61.6 | |
Democratic | Michael McDonald | 1,886 | 38.4 | |
Total votes | 4,914 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 42 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles P. Miller (incumbent) | 13,267 | 58.4 | |
Republican | Charles R. Fulbruge | 9,436 | 41.6 | |
Total votes | 22,703 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 44 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Forrest Schwengels (incumbent) | 15,044 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 15,044 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 46 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bass Van Gilst (incumbent) | 15,257 | 66.3 | |
Republican | Lou Fusco | 7,748 | 33.7 | |
Total votes | 23,005 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 48 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James E. Briles (incumbent) | 4,771 | 68.6 | |
Republican | Margaret L. Hemphill | 2,182 | 31.4 | |
Total votes | 6,953 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Forrest C. Teig | 925 | 60.8 | |
Democratic | Joseph Sullivan | 596 | 39.2 | |
Total votes | 1,521 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James E. Briles (incumbent) | 14,372 | 59.6 | |
Democratic | Forrest C. Teig | 9,739 | 40.4 | |
Total votes | 24,111 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 50 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Slater | 9,962 | 54.8 | |
Republican | Jim Griffin (incumbent) | 8,216 | 45.2 | |
Total votes | 18,178 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Primary Election 1976 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "General Election 1976 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved April 25, 2020.