1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Iowa Senate District 13
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Jim Griffin (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Gilbert E. Klefstad (D) by 1.8 points.
Jim GriffinRepublican · winner
50.9%5,612
Gilbert E. KlefstadDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%5,417
11,029 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