1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Iowa Senate District 38
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Leslie C. Klink (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Adolph W. Elvers (D) by 4.7 points.
Leslie C. KlinkRepublican · winner
52.3%8,011
Adolph W. ElversDemocrat · incumbent
47.7%7,299
15,310 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