1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election
1970 special election for Iowa Senate District 11
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
William Gross (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Vincent C. Murray (R) by 5.9 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
William GrossDemocrat · winner
52.9%4,648
Vincent C. MurrayRepublican
47.1%4,133
8,782 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 1970
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)