1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa House District 79
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
George J. Knoke (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Michael W. Gill (D) by 5.6 points.
George J. KnokeRepublican · winner
52.8%2,310
Michael W. GillDemocrat
47.2%2,066
4,376 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