1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa House District 48
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Wayne Bennett (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating C. Edward Struchen (D) by 28.9 points.
Wayne BennettRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%7,061
C. Edward StruchenDemocrat
35.5%3,895
10,959 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET