1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa House District 79
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Lavern R. Harvey (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Nullen (D) by 20.8 points.
Lavern R. HarveyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%8,907
Donald J. NullenDemocrat
39.6%5,837
14,744 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