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1950 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1950 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

Harold Gross won the 1950 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. Harold Gross received 73,490 popular votes (64%). The main challenger was James F Babcock (35.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Gross and Babcock

Gross +28.5 pts · won by 32,704 votes
Harold GrossRepublicanWINNER64%
73,490 votes
James F BabcockDemocratic35.52%
40,786 votes
Kindchiprohibition0.35%
399 votes
J C BakerDemocratic0.13%
147 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.