1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Iowa Senate District 26
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Gene V. Kennedy (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Leslie C. Klink (R) by 13.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gene V. KennedyDemocrat · winner
56.6%9,192
Leslie C. KlinkRepublican · incumbent
43.4%7,048
16,240 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