1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Iowa House District 44
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Joyce Lonergan (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Ernest E. Behn (R) by 4.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joyce LonerganDemocrat · winner
52.2%4,690
Ernest E. BehnRepublican
47.8%4,288
8,978 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