1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa House District 85
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Clay Spear (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Fred E. Holsteen (R) by 10.5 points.
Clay SpearDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%6,222
Fred E. HolsteenRepublican
44.8%5,041
11,263 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