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1970Final results

1970 election for Iowa House District 87

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

George N. Pierson (R) won with 49.7% of the vote, defeating Bastian Vanderwilt (D) by 1.6 points.

George N. PiersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
49.7%3,609
Bastian VanderwiltDemocrat
48.0%3,490
Gary D. FisherIndependent
2.3%165
7,264 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+13.31974R+18.31976D+5.71980D+11.51982D+11.81984R+8.51986

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

The candidates

George N. Pierson (R)Bastian Vanderwilt (D)

Also on the ballot: Gary D. Fisher (Independent), 2.3%