1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Iowa Senate District 26
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
James Calhoon (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Leonard C. Andersen (R) by 0.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James CalhoonDemocrat · winner
50.1%10,397
Leonard C. AndersenRepublican · incumbent
49.9%10,374
20,771 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