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1976 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1976 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

Tom Harkin won the 1976 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. Tom Harkin received 135,600 popular votes (64.86%). The main challenger was Kenneth R. Fulk (34.14%).

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Harkin +30.7 pts · won by 64,223 votes
Tom HarkinDemocraticWINNER64.86%
135,600 votes
Kenneth R. FulkRepublican34.14%
71,377 votes
Verlyn LeRoy Hayesamerican0.99%
2,075 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.