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1970Final results

1970 election for Iowa House District 98

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Dewey E. Goode (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Clayton Garrett (D) by 4.7 points.

Dewey E. GoodeRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.4%4,586
47.6%4,173
8,759 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+29.51974R+29.71976R+38.61978R+37.81980R+11.01982R+10.11984

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