1968Final results
1968 election for Iowa Senate District 12
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Joseph B. Flatt (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Jay E. Howe (D) by 31.0 points.
Joseph B. FlattRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.5%11,146
Jay E. HoweDemocrat
34.5%5,872
17,018 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET