1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa House District 53
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Alfred Nielsen (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating O. E. Holloway (D) by 10.6 points.
Alfred NielsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%4,732
O. E. HollowayDemocrat
44.7%3,824
8,556 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