1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 5

Name: 1976 election for Iowa House District 5
Start: 1976-11-02
Location: Iowa

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Lester D. Menke (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Jack Clark (D) by 9.1 points.

Lester D. MenkeRepublican · winner · incumbent

54.5%6,092

45.5%5,080

11,172 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

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