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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 26

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Joan Lipsky (R) won re-election with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Burtine W. Motley (D) by 20.7 points.

Joan LipskyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.3%7,525
39.7%4,947
12,472 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+34.71972R+13.71974R+20.71976R+7.61978R+10.91980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)