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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 70

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Bill Dieleman (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Hinshaw (R) by 4.6 points.

Bill DielemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%6,771
47.7%6,175
12,946 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+25.71974D+4.61976D+21.41978D+15.21980D+13.41982D+10.41984

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