1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa House District 15
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Donald D. Avenson (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Betty Wetlaufer (R) by 19.4 points.
Donald D. AvensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%6,862
Betty WetlauferRepublican
40.3%4,629
11,492 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