1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Iowa House District 42
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Russell L. Wyckoff (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating David E. Weichman (R) by 5.4 points.
Russell L. WyckoffDemocrat · winner
52.7%3,667
David E. WeichmanRepublican · incumbent
47.3%3,290
6,957 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