1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Iowa House District 13
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Rollin K. Howell (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Irvin B. Thorson (R) by 13.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Rollin K. HowellDemocrat · winner
56.9%5,201
Irvin B. ThorsonRepublican
43.1%3,932
9,133 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