1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa Senate District 27
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
James F. Schaben (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating William E. Darrington (R) by 18.2 points.
James F. SchabenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.1%9,445
William E. DarringtonRepublican
40.9%6,543
15,988 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