1974Final results
1974 election for Iowa House District 83
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Arnold R. Lindeen (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Lloyd F. Schmeiser (D) by 3.6 points.
Arnold R. LindeenRepublican · winner
51.8%4,628
Lloyd F. SchmeiserDemocrat
48.2%4,310
8,938 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