1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa Senate District 37
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Roger J. Shaff (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Burke (D) by 7.1 points.
Roger J. ShaffRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%7,993
Robert W. BurkeDemocrat
46.4%6,933
14,926 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