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1970Final results

1970 election for Iowa House District 47

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Nathan F. Sorg (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Donald F. Zeller (D) by 4.8 points.

Nathan F. SorgRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.4%4,847
47.6%4,407
9,254 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+23.11974D+30.81976R+4.81978R+1.31980D+9.21982D+7.91984

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