1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa Senate District 36
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Joan Orr (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Judith Dierenfeld (R) by 23.8 points.
Joan OrrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%14,454
Judith DierenfeldRepublican
38.1%8,890
23,344 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