1974Final results
1974 election for Iowa House District 26
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Joan Lipsky (R) won re-election with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas A. Sears (D) by 13.7 points.
Joan LipskyRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%5,448
Thomas A. SearsDemocrat
43.1%4,135
9,583 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)