1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa Senate District 46
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Bass Vangilst (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Lou Fusco (R) by 32.6 points.
Bass VangilstDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%15,257
Lou FuscoRepublican
33.7%7,748
23,005 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