1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa Senate District 16
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
James Gallagher (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Kyle Hummel (R) by 20.1 points.
James GallagherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%13,631
Kyle HummelRepublican
40.0%9,074
22,712 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