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1970Final results

1970 election for Iowa House District 68

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Clair Strand (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Joan Orr (D) by 8.0 points.

Clair StrandRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.0%4,117
Joan OrrDemocrat
46.0%3,504
7,621 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

EvenD+46.11974D+51.91976D+40.11978D+20.71980D+38.31982D+8.01984

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