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The 1974 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1974 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 26 of the state senate's districts—the 25 odd-numbered state senate districts and a special election in district 10. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for regularly-scheduled election each cycle. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1974 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 4, 1974 determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 1974 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.[1] General election results can be obtained here.[2]
Following the previous election in 1972, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 28 seats to Democrats' 22 seats.
To take control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 4 Senate seats.
Democrats flipped control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1974 general election, with Democrats claiming 26 seats and Republicans falling to 24 seats after the election (a net gain of 4 seats for the Democrats).
Summary of Results
- NOTE: 24 of the even-numbered districts did not have elections in 1974 so they are not listed here (district 10 had a special election).
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Detailed Results
- Reminder: All odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for regularly-scheduled election in 1974 as well as a special election in the 10th district. All other even-numbered districts did not have elections in 1974.
- Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).
District 1
District 3
Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Warren E. Curtis (incumbent) | 9,540 | 50.7 |
| Democratic | Jack Clark | 9,277 | 49.3 |
Total votes | 18,817 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 5
Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ray Taylor (incumbent) | 9,060 | 52.3 |
| Democratic | Henry J. Stoffer | 8,272 | 47.7 |
Total votes | 17,332 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 7
Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Milo Merritt | 10,038 | 53.6 |
| Republican | Orlo G. Natvig | 8,705 | 46.4 |
Total votes | 18,743 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 9
Iowa Senate, District 9 Democratic Primary Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Mathew Karpan | 1,165 | 52.5 |
| Democratic | James L. Eno | 1,055 | 47.5 |
Total votes | 2,220 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Dale L. Tieden (incumbent) | 10,884 | 63.6 |
| Democratic | Mathew Karpan | 6,240 | 36.4 |
Total votes | 17,124 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 10
Iowa Senate, District 10 Special Election, November 5, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Robert M. Carr | 6,273 | 59.5 |
| Republican | James L. Esmoil | 4,270 | 40.5 |
Total votes | 10,543 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 11
District 13
Iowa Senate, District 13 Republican Primary Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ivor W. Stanley | 1,376 | 59.3 |
| Republican | Norris C. Dobbin | 944 | 40.7 |
Total votes | 2,320 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James Michael Redmond | 10,441 | 57.2 |
| Republican | Ivor W. Stanley | 7,820 | 42.8 |
Total votes | 18,261 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 15
Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Steve Sovern | 9,931 | 56.9 |
| Republican | Ralph W. Potter (incumbent) | 7,518 | 43.1 |
Total votes | 17,449 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 17
Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Fred Nolting | 9,620 | 54.9 |
| Republican | Myrna Green | 7,887 | 45.1 |
Total votes | 17,507 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 19
Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Clifford E. Burroughs (incumbent) | 10,392 | 57.0 |
| Democratic | Donald D. Clark | 7,838 | 43.0 |
Total votes | 18,230 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 21
Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John S. Murray (incumbent) | 11,539 | 57.5 |
| Democratic | Tom Richards | 8,514 | 42.5 |
Total votes | 20,053 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 23
Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | C. Joseph Coleman (incumbent) | 10,560 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 10,560 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 25
Iowa Senate, District 25 Republican Primary Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | E. Kevin Kelly (incumbent) | 1,171 | 62.8 |
| Republican | Edgar J. Koch | 693 | 37.2 |
Total votes | 1,864 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | E. Kevin Kelly (incumbent) | 9,305 | 52.1 |
| Democratic | E. Phil Vondrak | 8,540 | 47.9 |
Total votes | 17,845 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 27
Iowa Senate, District 27 Democratic Primary Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Louis P. Culver | 2,466 | 62.5 |
| Democratic | James T. Craford | 1,480 | 37.5 |
Total votes | 3,946 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Louis P. Culver | 9,545 | 51.0 |
| Republican | Jewell O. Waugh | 9,156 | 49.0 |
Total votes | 18,701 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 29
District 31
District 33
Iowa Senate, District 33 Republican Primary Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Philip B. Hill | 2,724 | 77.8 |
| Republican | Russel De Jong | 777 | 22.2 |
Total votes | 3,501 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Philip B. Hill | 11,556 | 58.3 |
| Democratic | William E. Shay | 8,268 | 41.7 |
Total votes | 19,824 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 35
Iowa Senate, District 35 Republican Primary Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Margaret Bovenkamp | 1,160 | 50.1 |
| Republican | Les Turner | 1,154 | 49.9 |
Total votes | 2,314 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Eugene M. Hill (incumbent) | 10,897 | 60.2 |
| Republican | Margaret Bovenkamp | 7,196 | 39.8 |
Total votes | 18,093 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 37
District 39
Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1974 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Roger J. Shaff | 8,954 | 55.2 |
| Democratic | John James Hunter | 7,255 | 44.8 |
Total votes | 16,209 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
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District 43
District 45
District 47
District 49
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