1968Final results
1968 election for Iowa Senate District 47
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
J. Henry Lucken (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Charles Wiley (D) by 26.9 points.
J. Henry LuckenRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%10,569
Charles WileyDemocrat
36.6%6,091
16,660 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