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1970Final results

1970 election for Iowa House District 13

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

John C. Mendenhall (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Betty Hegeman (D) by 37.5 points.

John C. MendenhallRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%5,062
31.3%2,301
7,363 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

EvenD+13.91974D+16.01976D+6.91978D+6.31980D+35.81986D+41.11988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET