1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Iowa Senate District 48
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Marvin W. Smith (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating H. Kenneth Nurse (D) by 24.5 points.
Marvin W. SmithRepublican · winner
62.3%10,581
H. Kenneth NurseDemocrat · incumbent
37.7%6,414
16,995 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