1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Iowa Senate District 46
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
J. Leslie Leonard (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Merle W. Hagedorn (D) by 12.5 points.
J. Leslie LeonardRepublican · winner
56.2%8,669
Merle W. HagedornDemocrat · incumbent
43.8%6,747
15,416 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