1974 general · November 4, 1974
1974 Iowa State Senate election results, district by district
Every Iowa State Senate district in the 1974 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 26 · R 24
Races25
Changed party4
Unopposed8%2 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 14 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Lucas J. Dekoster (R) | 34.8 | |
| SD-3 | Warren E. Curtis (R) | 1.4 | |
| SD-5 | Ray Taylor (R) | 4.5 | |
| SD-7 | Milo Merritt (D) | 7.1 | Flipped |
| SD-9 | Dale L. Tieden (R) | 27.1 | |
| SD-11 | Richard J. Norpel Sr. (D) | 9.4 | |
| SD-13 | James Michael Redmond (D) | 14.4 | Flipped |
| SD-15 | Steve Sovern (D) | 13.8 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-17 | Fred W. Nolting (D) | 9.9 | Flipped |
| SD-19 | Clifford E. Burroughs (R) | 14.0 | |
| SD-21 | John S. Murray (R) | 15.1 | |
| SD-23 | C. Joseph Coleman (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | E. Kevin Kelly (R) | 4.3 | |
| SD-27 | Louis P. Culver (D) | 2.1 | |
| SD-29 | Norman Rodgers (D) | 4.1 | |
| SD-31 | Earl M. Willits (D) | 24.8 | |
| SD-33 | Philip B. Hill (R) | 16.6 | |
| SD-35 | Eugene M. Hill (D) | 20.5 | |
| SD-37 | Minnette Doderer (D) | 35.4 | |
| SD-39 | Roger J. Shaff (R) | 10.5 | |
| SD-41 | William E. Gluba (D) | 39.0 | |
| SD-43 | Lowell L. Junkins (D) | 24.7 | |
| SD-45 | Gene W. Glenn (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-47 | Richard R. Ramsey (R) | 10.3 | |
| SD-49 | Calvin O. Hultman (R) | 26.5 |
Iowa State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner