1968Final results
1968 election for Iowa Senate District 42
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Leigh R. Curran (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating James T. Shannon (D) by 16.5 points.
Leigh R. CurranRepublican · winner
58.3%11,436
James T. ShannonDemocrat
41.7%8,196
19,632 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