1968Final results
1968 election for Iowa Senate District 26
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
John L. Mowry (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Lavern Hoelscher (D) by 16.0 points.
John L. MowryRepublican · winner
58.0%9,091
Lavern HoelscherDemocrat
42.0%6,589
15,680 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