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1970 election for Iowa Senate District 17
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Rudy Vandrie (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Barbara A. Koerber (D) by 5.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Rudy VandrieRepublican · winner
52.7%8,572
Barbara A. KoerberDemocrat
47.3%7,691
16,263 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