1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa House District 17
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Murray C. Lawson (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Marvin R. Hrubes (D) by 4.4 points.
Murray C. LawsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%3,823
Marvin R. HrubesDemocrat
47.8%3,499
7,322 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