1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Iowa Senate District 49
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Gene W. Glenn (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Russell W. Harper (R) by 12.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gene W. GlennDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%8,779
Russell W. HarperRepublican
43.1%6,792
Phil DarnerIndependent
1.2%192
15,763 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