1974Final results
1974 election for Iowa House District 17
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Roger A. Halvorson (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Laverne Garms (D) by 14.3 points.
Roger A. HalvorsonRepublican · winner
57.1%5,413
Laverne GarmsDemocrat
42.9%4,060
9,473 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