1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Iowa House District 49
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Donald H. Binneboese (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Ardell S. Countryman (R) by 11.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Donald H. BinneboeseDemocrat · winner
56.0%6,741
Ardell S. CountrymanRepublican
44.0%5,302
12,043 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