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1974Final results

1974 election for Iowa House District 63

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Carl V. Nielsen (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Jean Babcock (R) by 40.1 points.

Carl V. NielsenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%5,798
Jean BabcockRepublican
30.0%2,480
8,278 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+40.11974D+46.01976D+20.81978D+26.51980R+15.61982R+23.01984

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