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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 37

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Ray Lageschulte (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Clyde B. Newell (D) by 33.8 points.

Ray LageschulteRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%7,552
33.1%3,736
11,288 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+22.41974R+33.81976R+26.71982R+28.91984R+21.11986R+12.71988

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