1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa Senate District 36
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
W. R. Rabedeaux (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating W. Minard Thomas (D) by 11.7 points.
W. R. RabedeauxRepublican · winner
55.9%7,146
W. Minard ThomasDemocrat
44.1%5,644
12,791 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