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1974Final results

1974 election for Iowa House District 56

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

C. W. Hutchins (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Henke (R) by 22.5 points.

C. W. HutchinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%6,017
Robert D. HenkeRepublican
38.7%3,805
9,822 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

EvenD+22.51974D+2.21976R+1.91978R+6.61980R+21.21982R+37.61984

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