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1974Final results

1974 election for Iowa House District 20

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Bob Carr (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas Tauke (R) by 12.6 points.

Bob CarrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%4,958
Thomas TaukeRepublican
43.7%3,848
8,806 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

EvenD+12.61974R+3.11976D+10.81978D+10.61980D+10.91982D+33.01984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET