1974Final results
1974 election for Iowa Senate District 5
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Ray Taylor (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Henry J. Stoffer (D) by 4.5 points.
Ray TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.3%9,060
Henry J. StofferDemocrat
47.7%8,272
17,332 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