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1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Iowa House District 38

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Charles J. Uban (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Lippold (R) by 3.9 points.

Charles J. UbanDemocrat · winner
52.0%3,897
Donald L. LippoldRepublican · incumbent
48.0%3,604
7,501 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

EvenR+29.71974R+49.11980D+10.81982D+19.91984D+4.61986D+10.71988

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