1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa Senate District 16
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
James A. Potgeter (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Rocky Lavalle (D) by 19.4 points.
James A. PotgeterRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%8,135
Rocky LavalleDemocrat
40.3%5,496
13,631 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