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1974Final results

1974 election for Iowa House District 43

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Sonja Egenes (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Gary J. Groves (D) by 3.5 points.

Sonja EgenesRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.8%4,803
48.2%4,478
9,281 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

EvenR+3.51974R+12.61976R+15.01978R+6.51980D+4.01982D+13.41984

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