1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 70
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Russell Dejong (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Bastian Vanderwilt (D) by 13.5 points.
Russell DejongRepublican · winner
56.7%7,036
Bastian VanderwiltDemocrat
43.3%5,367
12,403 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET