1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa House District 16
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
James Wirtz (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Ray Morgan (D) by 9.4 points.
James WirtzRepublican · winner
54.7%3,990
Ray MorganDemocrat
45.3%3,304
7,294 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