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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 55

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Carroll Perkins (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Clark H. Peters (R) by 22.7 points.

Carroll PerkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%6,874
Clark H. PetersRepublican
38.6%4,330
11,204 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+7.91974D+22.71976R+3.11980R+3.81982R+31.11984R+17.61986

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