1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa House District 44
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
James D. Wells (D) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Strickler (R) by 45.2 points.
James D. WellsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.6%5,404
Thomas J. StricklerRepublican
27.4%2,041
7,445 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