1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Iowa House District 58
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Philip Davitt (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Glen Bortell (R) by 15.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Philip DavittDemocrat · winner
57.8%8,307
Glen BortellRepublican · incumbent
42.2%6,057
14,367 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