1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa Senate District 18
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Willard R. Hansen (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Ted Anderson (D) by 4.6 points.
Willard R. HansenRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%13,265
Ted AndersonDemocrat
47.3%12,081
Gerald BakerOther party
0.7%188
25,534 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