1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa House District 61
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Richard Byerly (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Dwight H. Thompson (R) by 34.8 points.
Richard ByerlyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%8,845
Dwight H. ThompsonRepublican
32.6%4,275
13,120 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