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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 35

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Diane Brandt (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating John Rude (R) by 38.6 points.

Diane BrandtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%8,262
John RudeRepublican
30.7%3,658
11,920 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+24.81974D+38.61976D+31.21980D+49.41982D+1.51989 special electionD+29.91992

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