1974Final results
1974 election for Iowa House District 16
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Semor C. Tofte (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey Barth (D) by 16.0 points.
Semor C. TofteRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%5,102
Jeffrey BarthDemocrat
42.0%3,691
8,795 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