1976 general · November 2, 1976
1976 Iowa State Senate election results, district by district
Every Iowa State Senate district in the 1976 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 28 · R 22
Races25
Changed party4
Unopposed12%3 races
Incumbents defeated3
Every district
D 14 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Irvin Bergman (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Berl E. Priebe (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Alvin V. Miller (D) | 4.2 | |
| SD-8 | Rolf V. Craft (R) | 13.3 | Flipped |
| SD-10 | Bob Carr (D) | 25.2 | |
| SD-12 | Merlin D. Hulse (R) | 8.6 | |
| SD-14 | Cloyd E. Robinson (D) | 32.9 | |
| SD-16 | James Gallagher (D) | 20.1 | |
| SD-18 | Willard R. Hansen (R) | 4.6 | |
| SD-20 | Elizabeth R. Miller (R) | 1.0 | |
| SD-22 | John N. Nystrom (R) | 9.3 | |
| SD-24 | John Scott (D) | 7.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-26 | James Calhoon (D) | 0.1 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-28 | C. W. Hutchins (D) | 10.4 | |
| SD-30 | David Readinger (R) | 4.5 | |
| SD-32 | William D. Palmer (D) | 51.3 | |
| SD-34 | George R. Kinley (D) | 45.1 | |
| SD-36 | Joan Orr (D) | 23.8 | |
| SD-38 | Richard F. Drake (R) | 11.1 | |
| SD-40 | Elizabeth Shaw (R) | 24.3 | |
| SD-42 | Charles P. Miller (D) | 16.9 | |
| SD-44 | Forrest V. Schwengels (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-46 | Bass Vangilst (D) | 32.6 | |
| SD-48 | James E. Briles (R) | 19.2 | |
| SD-50 | Tom Slater (D) | 9.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
Iowa State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner