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1974Final results

1974 election for Iowa House District 48

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Wayne Bennett (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating G. Kent Renegar (D) by 18.9 points.

Wayne BennettRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%5,763
40.6%3,933
9,696 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+18.91974R+28.91976R+20.41980R+10.21982R+8.81984R+27.51986

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