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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 47

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Opal Miller (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Paul L. Webb (R) by 30.8 points.

Opal MillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%7,481
Paul L. WebbRepublican
34.6%3,959
11,440 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+23.11974D+30.81976R+4.81978R+1.31980D+9.21982D+7.91984

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