1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Iowa House District 69
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Robert T. Anderson (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Norman Roorda (R) by 5.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert T. AndersonDemocrat · winner
52.7%5,079
Norman RoordaRepublican · incumbent
47.3%4,558
9,637 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