1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa Senate District 40
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Elizabeth Shaw (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Steven F. Altheimer (D) by 24.3 points.
Elizabeth ShawRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%18,142
Steven F. AltheimerDemocrat
37.8%11,047
29,189 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