1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa Senate District 48
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
James E. Briles (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Forrest C. Teig (D) by 19.2 points.
James E. BrilesRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%14,372
Forrest C. TeigDemocrat
40.4%9,739
24,112 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