1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Iowa House District 40
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Barton L. Schwieger (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Fred W. Nolting (D) by 14.3 points.
Barton L. SchwiegerRepublican · winner
57.1%5,598
Fred W. NoltingDemocrat · incumbent
42.9%4,200
9,798 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