1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa Senate District 32
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
William D. Palmer (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating William F. Horstman (R) by 51.3 points.
William D. PalmerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.7%16,512
William F. HorstmanRepublican
24.3%5,310
21,824 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