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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 53

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Frank Crabb (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Kenneth E. Miller (D) by 11.5 points.

Frank CrabbRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.7%6,312
44.3%5,014
11,328 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

EvenR+13.01974R+11.51976D+0.41982D+0.21984R+16.21986R+15.61988

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