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1974Final results

1974 election for Iowa House District 71

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Emil J. Husak (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Scott Hanson (R) by 25.1 points.

Emil J. HusakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%5,571
Scott HansonRepublican
37.5%3,336
8,907 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+5.21976D+17.91980D+24.51982D+41.81986D+35.71992D+21.51994

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