1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1976 election for Iowa House District 20
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Thomas Tauke (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Michael W. Connolly (D) by 3.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Thomas TaukeRepublican · winner
51.5%6,790
Michael W. ConnollyDemocrat
48.5%6,386
13,176 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