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1956 Iowa U.S. House District 4 Election

Iowa · 2 candidates · See every 1956 U.S. House race

Who won the 1956 Iowa U.S. House District 4 Election?

Karl M Lecompte won the 1956 Iowa U.S. House District 4 Election. Karl M Lecompte received 58,024 popular votes (50.71%). The main challenger was M J Carter (49.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Lecompte and Carter

Lecompte +1.4 pts · won by 1,618 votes
Karl M LecompteRepublicanWINNER50.71%
58,024 votes
M J CarterDemocratic49.29%
56,406 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.