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1970Final results

1970 election for Iowa House District 58

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Norman G. Jesse (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating David Lee Smith (R) by 13.6 points.

Norman G. JesseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%3,576
David Lee SmithRepublican
42.1%2,704
Harry R. RussellIndependent
2.2%138
6,418 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+2.71974D+15.71976D+17.31978D+26.01980R+4.11982R+10.71984

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

The candidates

Norman G. Jesse (D)David Lee Smith (R)

Also on the ballot: Harry R. Russell (Independent), 2.2%