1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Iowa Senate District 45
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Walter B. Hammer (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating John P. Kibbie (D) by 4.5 points.
Walter B. HammerRepublican · winner
52.2%8,675
John P. KibbieDemocrat · incumbent
47.8%7,932
16,607 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