1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa House District 8
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Terry E. Branstad (R) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Franklin J. Banwart (D) by 40.8 points.
Terry E. BranstadRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.4%8,553
Franklin J. BanwartDemocrat
29.6%3,600
12,153 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