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1970Final results

1970 election for Iowa House District 65

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Samuel F. Anania (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Manford C. Meier (R) by 38.3 points.

Samuel F. AnaniaDemocrat · winner
69.2%3,486
30.8%1,555
5,041 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+8.81974R+12.61976R+4.51978R+15.21980D+43.01988D+44.81990

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