1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa House District 85
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Norman Rodgers (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating William H. Joy (R) by 6.0 points.
Norman RodgersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%4,278
William H. JoyRepublican
47.0%3,792
8,070 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