1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Iowa House District 24
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Herbert C. Hinkhouse (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Edgar H. Holden (R) by 17.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Herbert C. HinkhouseDemocrat · winner
58.6%4,609
Edgar H. HoldenRepublican · incumbent
41.4%3,258
7,867 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