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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 17

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Roger A. Halvorson (R) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Marcia Schmitt (D) by 46.7 points.

Roger A. HalvorsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.3%8,157
26.7%2,964
11,121 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

EvenR+14.31974R+46.71976R+31.81980R+28.61986R+22.51988R+17.71989 special election

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