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1974Final results

1974 election for Iowa Senate District 49

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Calvin O. Hultman (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Ambrose Doyle (D) by 26.5 points.

Calvin O. HultmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.2%10,829
36.8%6,295
17,124 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+26.51974R+32.51978R+9.41982R+14.31990D+8.01992D+6.21998

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