1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa Senate District 22
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
John N. Nystrom (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating James R. Riordan (D) by 9.3 points.
John N. NystromRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%13,636
James R. RiordanDemocrat
45.3%11,314
24,950 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