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1970Final results

1970 election for Iowa Senate District 13

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

J. Wesley Graham (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating J. Ralph Rauch (D) by 19.1 points.

J. Wesley GrahamRepublican · winner
59.5%8,253
40.4%5,605
13,861 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+19.01972D+14.41974R+15.11978R+6.81982R+12.61986R+26.91990

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