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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 22

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Maurice Hennessey (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Nancy J. Shimanek (R) by 7.5 points.

Maurice HennesseyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.8%5,897
46.2%5,074
10,971 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+23.21974D+7.51976R+22.31978R+9.51980R+30.11984R+25.11990

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