1974Final results
1974 election for Iowa House District 77
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Jay Mennenga (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating John Pelton (R) by 12.6 points.
Jay MennengaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%4,825
John PeltonRepublican
43.7%3,748
8,573 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET