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1970Final results

1970 election for Iowa House District 4

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Walter W. P. Kruse (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Ray Youngers (D) by 20.6 points.

Walter W. P. KruseRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.3%4,432
Ray YoungersDemocrat
39.7%2,917
7,349 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+6.81974D+16.51976R+3.71978R+38.61980R+9.91982R+11.31988

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