1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa House District 72
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Howard A. Hamilton (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Lamar Foster Sr. (D) by 16.1 points.
Howard A. HamiltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.1%3,933
Lamar Foster Sr.Democrat
41.9%2,840
6,773 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET