1974Final results
1974 election for Iowa Senate District 9
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Dale L. Tieden (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Matthew Karpan (D) by 27.1 points.
Dale L. TiedenRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.6%10,884
Matthew KarpanDemocrat
36.4%6,240
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET