1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Iowa House District 18
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Kenneth D. Scott (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Floyd P. Edgington (R) by 5.5 points.
Kenneth D. ScottDemocrat · winner
52.1%4,031
Floyd P. EdgingtonRepublican · incumbent
46.5%3,602
Leo R. WarnerIndependent
1.4%108
7,741 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