1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa Senate District 12
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Alden J. Erskine (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Albert H. Gray (D) by 8.1 points.
Alden J. ErskineRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%6,778
Albert H. GrayDemocrat
44.7%5,742
Lee E. SmithIndependent
2.5%319
12,839 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