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1976Final results

1976 election for Iowa House District 89

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Charles N. Poncy (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Baxter R. Smith (R) by 15.2 points.

Charles N. PoncyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%6,518
Baxter R. SmithRepublican
42.4%4,802
11,320 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

EvenD+17.41974D+15.21976R+4.11978D+2.51980D+8.91982D+24.91984

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