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1974Final results

1974 election for Iowa Senate District 27

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Louis P. Culver (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Jewell Waugh (R) by 2.1 points.

Louis P. CulverDemocrat · winner
51.0%9,545
Jewell WaughRepublican
49.0%9,156
18,703 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+2.11974R+14.71978D+5.51982D+15.11986D+23.91990R+4.42002

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