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1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Iowa House District 24

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Hallie Sargisson (D) won with 49.5% of the vote, defeating Louis A. Peterson (R) by 0.4 points.

Hallie SargissonDemocrat · winner
49.5%2,887
Louis A. PetersonRepublican · incumbent
49.1%2,862
Ruth E. HaafkeIndependent
1.5%85
5,834 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+17.21974D+8.31976D+2.61978R+4.31980R+1.31982D+1.11984

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

The candidates

Hallie Sargisson (D)Louis A. Peterson (R)

Also on the ballot: Ruth E. Haafke (Independent), 1.5%