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1966 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

Iowa · 3 candidates · See every 1966 U.S. House race

Who won the 1966 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

Frederick Schwengel won the 1966 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. Frederick Schwengel received 64,795 popular votes (51.29%). The main challenger was John R Schmidhauser (47.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Schwengel and Schmidhauser

Schwengel +3.4 pts · won by 4,261 votes
Frederick SchwengelRepublicanWINNER51.29%
64,795 votes
John R SchmidhauserDemocratic47.92%
60,534 votes
Merle M Thayeramerican constitution0.8%
1,007 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.