1976 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1976 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

James A. S. Leach won the 1976 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. James A. S. Leach received 109,694 popular votes (51.94%). The main challenger was Edward Mezvinsky (47.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Leach and Mezvinsky

Leach +4.1 pts · won by 8,670 votes

James A. S. Leach RepublicanWINNER51.94%

109,694 votes

Edward Mezvinsky Democratic47.83%

101,024 votes

Larry D. Smithamerican0.23%

486 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.