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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 13

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Rollin K. Howell (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Thelma Johnson (R) by 16.0 points.

Rollin K. HowellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.0%7,093
Thelma JohnsonRepublican
42.0%5,136
12,229 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

EvenD+13.91974D+16.01976D+6.91978D+6.31980D+35.81986D+41.11988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET