1974Final results
1974 election for Iowa House District 12
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Lowell Norland (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Arlene Patzwald (R) by 23.9 points.
Lowell NorlandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%5,784
Arlene PatzwaldRepublican
38.1%3,555
9,339 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