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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Iowa/IA-06
      1976·US House·Iowa·District profile →

      Iowa District 6 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Berkley Bedell
      67.4%133,507 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Joanne D Soper
      31.5%62,292 votes
      Margin
      D+36.0
      198,002 total votes
      3 candidates198,002 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Berkley BedellDEM✓
      		DEM133,50767.4%
      Joanne D SoperREP
      		REP62,29231.5%
      William David MincerOTH
      		OTH2,2031.1%

      Seat History

      US House in Iowa

      1990
      Fred GrandyREP
      R+43.6
      1988
      Fred GrandyREP
      R+28.8
      1986
      Fred GrandyREP
      R+1.9
      1984
      Berkley BedellDEM
      D+24.1
      1982
      Berkley BedellDEM
      D+28.6
      Redistricted
      1980
      Berkley BedellDEM
      D+28.6
      1978
      Berkley BedellDEM
      D+32.6
      View all US House history for Iowa →

      Candidates

      Berkley BedellDEM
      Record5W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1984
      US House
      Full profile →
      Joanne D SoperREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      William David MincerOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →

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