1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa House District 54
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Laverne Schroeder (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating William F. Somerville (D) by 30.4 points.
Laverne SchroederRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.2%4,490
William F. SomervilleDemocrat
34.8%2,396
6,886 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