1968Final results
1968 election for Iowa House of Representatives: Louisa–Muscatine 1
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Clarence F. Schmarje (R) won re-election with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Edward C. Hoffbauer (D) by 30.3 points.
Clarence F. SchmarjeRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.2%5,672
Edward C. HoffbauerDemocrat
34.8%3,034
8,706 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)