1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa Senate District 19
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Francis Messerly (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Marvin E. Haugebak (D) by 7.6 points.
Francis MesserlyRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%9,425
Marvin E. HaugebakDemocrat
46.2%8,093
17,518 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