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1976 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1976 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election?

Michael T. Blouin won the 1976 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election. Michael T. Blouin received 102,980 popular votes (50.34%). The main challenger was Tom Riley (49.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Blouin and Riley

Blouin +1.3 pts · won by 2,636 votes
Michael T. BlouinDemocraticWINNER50.34%
102,980 votes
Tom RileyRepublican49.06%
100,344 votes
James D. RobersonIndependent0.36%
741 votes
Lorin E. Oxleyamerican0.24%
485 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.