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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 29

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

B. Joseph Rinas (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Jay A. Kacena (R) by 15.5 points.

B. Joseph RinasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%7,177
Jay A. KacenaRepublican
42.2%5,246
12,423 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+22.91974D+15.51976D+10.01978D+21.31980R+2.11982R+19.11984

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