1974Final results
1974 election for Iowa House District 1
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Elmer H. Denherder (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Roy Gallagher (D) by 29.8 points.
Elmer H. DenherderRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%6,543
Roy GallagherDemocrat
35.1%3,538
10,081 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET