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1976 election for Iowa Senate District 8
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Rolf V. Craft (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Richard R. Nelson (D) by 13.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Rolf V. CraftRepublican · winner
56.7%12,916
Richard R. NelsonDemocrat
43.3%9,877
22,794 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