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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 18

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Terry Dyrland (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Reynold E. Busse (R) by 0.4 points.

Terry DyrlandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.2%5,454
49.8%5,413
10,867 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+5.71974D+0.41976R+13.41978R+13.21980R+11.51984D+1.31986

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