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1968Final resultsSpecial election

1968 special election for Iowa Senate District 15

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Edward E. Nicholson (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Karl H. Hellman (D) by 31.3 points.

Edward E. NicholsonRepublican · winner
65.5%2,623
Karl H. HellmanDemocrat
34.2%1,371
4,003 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

The seat's recent races

EvenR+0.21968R+31.31968 special

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Edward E. Nicholson (R)Karl H. Hellman (D)