1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Iowa Senate District 4
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Quentin V. Anderson (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Franklin S. Main (D) by 11.0 points.
Quentin V. AndersonRepublican · winner
55.5%8,700
Franklin S. MainDemocrat · incumbent
44.5%6,982
15,682 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