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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 52

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Lyle Scheelhaase (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Warren Johnson (R) by 5.3 points.

Lyle ScheelhaaseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%6,285
Warren JohnsonRepublican
47.4%5,653
11,938 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+0.71974D+5.31976R+1.51978R+5.71980D+1.31982D+1.61984

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