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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for Iowa Senate District 15

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Harold A. Thordsen (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph W. Cassidy (D) by 0.2 points.

Harold A. ThordsenRepublican · winner
50.1%11,939
Joseph W. CassidyDemocrat · incumbent
49.9%11,889
23,828 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

EvenR+17.71972D+13.81974D+9.21978R+15.01982D+1.31986R+3.71990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET