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1974Final results

1974 election for Iowa Senate District 35

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Eugene M. Hill (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Margaret Bovenkamp (R) by 20.5 points.

Eugene M. HillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.2%10,897
39.8%7,196
18,093 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+20.51974D+12.01978D+17.71982D+37.51994D+43.31998R+4.02006

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