1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa House District 83
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Arnold R. Lindeen (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas H. Jefferson (D) by 10.3 points.
Arnold R. LindeenRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%6,487
Thomas H. JeffersonDemocrat
44.8%5,274
11,761 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