1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa House District 74
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Charles H. Pelton (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Ernest J. Svenson (D) by 7.1 points.
Charles H. PeltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.5%3,748
Ernest J. SvensonDemocrat
46.5%3,253
7,001 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