1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Iowa Senate District 43
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
John C. Rhodes (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Alan Shirley (D) by 3.5 points.
John C. RhodesRepublican · winner
51.4%8,710
Alan ShirleyDemocrat · incumbent
47.8%8,112
William R. KuhnsIndependent
0.8%138
16,960 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