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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 46

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Jerome Fitzgerald (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Paul S. Olson (R) by 41.3 points.

Jerome FitzgeraldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.6%7,113
Paul S. OlsonRepublican
29.4%2,956
10,069 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+41.31976D+34.21980D+25.91986D+39.31990D+34.51992D+16.91994

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