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1968 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

Iowa · 2 candidates · See every 1968 U.S. House race

Who won the 1968 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

Harold Gross won the 1968 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. Harold Gross received 101,839 popular votes (64.05%). The main challenger was John E Vaneschen (35.95%).

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

Gross +28.1 pts · won by 44,675 votes
Harold GrossRepublicanWINNER64.05%
101,839 votes
John E VaneschenDemocratic35.95%
57,164 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.