1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Iowa House District 35
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Diane Brandt (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Lippold (R) by 24.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Diane BrandtDemocrat · winner
62.4%5,351
Donald L. LippoldRepublican · incumbent
37.6%3,221
8,572 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