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1970Final results

1970 election for Iowa House District 86

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Marion D. Siglin (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Donald S. McGill (D) by 10.1 points.

Marion D. SiglinRepublican · winner
54.6%4,828
44.5%3,937
Gordon RisherIndependent
0.9%80
8,845 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+29.01974R+31.31976R+24.01980D+35.11982D+29.51984D+47.81988

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

The candidates

Marion D. Siglin (R)Donald S. McGill (D)

Also on the ballot: Gordon Risher (Independent), 0.9%