Iowa GOP Retains Legislative Control in 1973
Unofficial returns show Republicans near total control of both chambers as the 65th General Assembly opens. Democrats gain ground with several newcomers and several incumbents lose or switch to the Senate. Key leaders and races include Varley, Mennenga, Lamborn, McCartney, Stanley, Cochran, Blouin, Jenkins, and Shaw shaping the new lineup.
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Senate
Iowa
Andrew Varley
House
John Camp
Jay Mennenga
Clifton Lamborn
Ralph McCartney
David Stanley
Dale Cochran
Lamborn
McCartney
Stanley
Cochran
John Rhodes
Chariton
Bass van Gilst
Oskaloosa
Lloyd Schmeiser
Burlington
House Agriculture
Charles Strothman
New London
Harold Thordsen
R Davenport
William Gluba
John Welsh
Dubuque
Michael Blouin
Len Wilson Davis
Keokuk
Lowell Jenkins
Montrose
Leonard Anderson
Sioux City
William Gross
Earl Willets
Des Moines
Charles Vanderlindern
Elizabeth Shaw
Davenport
County vote mirrors national trend in Washington County
Washington County voters backed the Nixon Agnew ticket 5 187 to 2 784 while other races showed Republican consolidation. Democrat Dick Clark won over Sen. Jack Miller 3 913 to 3 815 and Rep Schwengel was defeated by Mezvinsky 4 668 to 3 297 in the county. Constitutional amendments and state offices also saw broad county support.
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Washington County
Nixon - Agnew
McGovern - Shriver
Schmitz - Anderson
American Independent Party
Socialist Workers Party
Jenness Pulley
Hall - Tyner
Communist Party
Dick Clark
Jack Miller
Miller
U.S
Fred Schwengel
Edward Mezvinsky
Schwengel
Robert Ray
Paul Franzenburg
Robert Dilley
Ray
Art Neu
William Gannon
Melvin Synhurst
Daryl Beall
Lloyd Smith
Harold Forret
Maurice Baringer
Albert Anderson
Robert Lounsberry
Kenneth Owen
Richard Turner
James Reynolds
Supreme Court
Ward Reynoldson
Harvey Uhlenhopp
C. Edwin Moore
District Court
Ira Morrison
Washington
Arthur McGiverin
State Supreme Court
Iowa
Dems hold Congress despite GOP presidential ballots
Democrats secure continued control of the Senate and House as Nixon wins a second term. Senate standings shift to 57 Democrats 43 Republicans, House at 244 Democrats 191 Republicans. Several Republican senators lose, while Democrats gain seats in Oklahoma, New Mexico and other states. Few incumbents go down in the election.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Nixon
Senate
House
Colorado
Maine
Iowa
Delaware
Gordon Allott
Margaret
Chase Smith
Jack Miller
Caleb Boggs
Kentucky
South Dakota
Everett Jordan
Jesse A. Helms
New York
Nevada
Florida
California
McGovern Concedes Amid Peace Campaign Reflections
In Sioux Falls George McGovern conceded the race after 22 months since announcing his bid. He praised his campaign for pushing the US toward peace and vowed to continue the effort while pursuing a Senate run in 1974. He urged a loyal opposition and thanked supporters as Eleanor and Mary showed emotion.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
UPI
George McGovern
United States
McGovern
Eleanor
Mary
Senate
Washington
Virgin Islands
South Dakota
Nixon
Illinois
Iowa Senate 65th General Assembly results partial list
In Des Moines UPI reports incomplete returns showing elected senators for Iowa Districts 1 through 40 with party affiliations. several districts marked not complete or not fully confirmed, including districts 24 and 35. Names include DeKoster Bergman Curtis Priebe Taylor Scott McCartney Heving Tieden Blouin Kennedy Lamborn Riley Robinson Potter Gallagher Schweiger Hanson Kyl Miller Murray Nystrom Coleman Kelly Anderson Schaben Nolin Rodgers Plymar Willets Palmer Milligan Kinley Orr Doderer Rabauduex Shaff Shaw and others.
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DeKoster
Bergman
Curtis
Priebe
Taylor
Scott
McCartney
Heving
Tieden
Blouin
Kennedy
Lamborn
Riley
Robinson
Potter
Gallagher
Schweiger
Hanson
Kyl
Miller
Murray
Nystrom
Coleman
Kelly
Anderson
Schaben
Nolin
Rodgers
Truckers Seek Longer 65-Foot Twin Trailers in Iowa
R G Hileman of the Iowa Motor Truck Association urged Iowa officials to permit safe 65 foot twin trailers to boost highway productivity. He argued modern trucking necessity rivals industry and agriculture in pushing efficiency as highway design and equipment improve but legal limits constrain capacity. He called on state leaders to modify Iowa highway laws to allow longer trailers.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Motor Truck Association
Iowa
R. G. Hileman
Association
Hileman
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