1970Final results
1970 election for Iowa Senate District 45
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Richard L. Stephens (R) won re-election with 56.5% of the vote, defeating William Stammerman (D) by 14.3 points.
Richard L. StephensRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.5%7,923
William StammermanDemocrat
42.2%5,918
Ernest BeachyIndependent
1.3%189
14,030 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)