1968Final resultsSpecial election
1968 special election for Iowa House of Representatives: Louisa–Muscatine 1
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Richard F. Drake (R) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Hershel Flater (D) by 46.5 points.
Richard F. DrakeRepublican · winner
73.2%1,452
Hershel FlaterDemocrat
26.7%530
1,983 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)