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1974Final results

1974 election for Iowa House District 8

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Terry E. Branstad (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Jean Haugland (D) by 37.5 points.

Terry E. BranstadRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%6,699
31.3%3,046
9,745 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+37.51974R+40.81976R+31.41980R+50.01982R+53.51984R+63.11988

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