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1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Iowa House District 57

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Earl M. Willits (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating William H. Huff III (R) by 5.1 points.

Earl M. WillitsDemocrat · winner
52.6%6,762
William H. Huff IIIRepublican · incumbent
47.4%6,105
12,867 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

EvenR+2.91974R+6.41976R+9.01978R+7.61980R+22.91982R+23.41984

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