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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
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

EvenR+3.61974R+10.31976R+17.01978R+25.11980R+17.01982R+27.81984

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