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1970Final results

1970 election for Iowa House District 60

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Ed Skinner (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Hall (R) by 31.5 points.

Ed SkinnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%5,788
Robert D. HallRepublican
32.4%2,936
Alfonso LaneIndependent
3.8%340
9,064 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+12.91974R+4.31976R+4.41978R+3.01980D+13.91986D+25.61988

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

The candidates

Ed Skinner (D)Robert D. Hall (R)

Also on the ballot: Alfonso Lane (Independent), 3.8%