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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 65

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Julia B. Gentleman (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Brian Patrick Conley (D) by 12.6 points.

Julia B. GentlemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.3%7,131
43.7%5,538
12,669 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+8.81974R+12.61976R+4.51978R+15.21980D+43.01988D+44.81990

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