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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 78

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Hugo Schnekloth (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas D. Clancy (D) by 8.4 points.

Hugo SchneklothRepublican · winner
54.2%6,517
45.8%5,511
12,028 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+15.21974R+8.41976R+20.61978R+7.51980D+46.71982D+34.71984

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