1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa House District 12
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Luvern W. Kehe (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Martin Dettmer (D) by 4.5 points.
Luvern W. KeheRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%3,893
Martin DettmerDemocrat
47.2%3,551
Harry FeistnerIndependent
1.1%80
7,524 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET