1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa House District 51
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Raymond Taylor (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Joseph F. Bahl (D) by 13.4 points.
Raymond TaylorRepublican · winner
56.7%5,037
Joseph F. BahlDemocrat
43.3%3,843
8,880 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