1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1976 election for Iowa House District 11
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Betty Jean Clark (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating William V. Patrick (D) by 8.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Betty Jean ClarkRepublican · winner
54.3%6,872
William V. PatrickDemocrat
45.7%5,778
12,650 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET