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1974Final results

1974 election for Iowa House District 66

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Edgar H. Bittle (R) won re-election with 61.9% of the vote, defeating James C. Sappenfield (D) by 23.8 points.

Edgar H. BittleRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%6,785
38.1%4,172
10,957 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+21.01972R+23.81974R+3.51976R+37.41978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)