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1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Iowa House District 84

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Andrew Varley (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Eldon Stroburg (D) by 11.7 points.

Andrew VarleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%4,426
Eldon StroburgDemocrat · incumbent
43.9%3,497
Everett L. SmithIndependent
0.5%39
7,962 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+16.41978R+11.81980D+13.51982D+9.11984D+36.91986D+33.81988

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

The candidates

Andrew Varley (R)Eldon Stroburg (D)

Also on the ballot: Everett L. Smith (Independent), 0.5%