1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Iowa House District 6
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Keith Baker (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Arnold Wenell (R) by 11.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Keith BakerDemocrat · winner
55.8%5,670
Arnold WenellRepublican
44.2%4,496
10,166 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