1972 Iowa Senate election
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50 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Leader | Clifton C. Lamborn | Lee H. Gaudineer | Party | Republican | Democratic | Leader's seat | 12th | 32nd (retired) | Last election | 38 | 12 | Seats before | 37 | 13[a] | Seats after | 28 | 22 | Seat change | 9 | 9 | |
Majority Leader before election Clifton C. Lamborn Republican | Elected Majority Leader Clifton C. Lamborn Republican | |
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The 1972 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1972 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in all of the state senate's 50 districts—the 25 even-numbered seats were up for regularly-scheduled four-year terms and, due to the oddities of redistricting following the 1970 Census, the 25 odd-numbered seats were up for shortened two-year terms. State senators typically serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats traditionally up for election each cycle. The decennial census and redistricting process causes one cycle each decade to be disrupted.
The Iowa General Assembly provides statewide maps of each district. To compare the effect of the 1971 redistricting process on the location of each district, contrast the previous map with the map used for 1972 elections.
The primary election on June 6, 1972 determined which candidates appeared on the November 7, 1972 general election ballot. The Iowa Secretary of State only provides the names of candidates who ran in the 1972 primaries and does not report vote tallies. The primary candidates' names can be obtained here.[2] General election results can be obtained here.[3]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 38 seats to Democrats' 12 seats. In March 1971, a special election in district 11 resulted in G. William "Bill" Gross flipping a seat in favor of the Democrats. Therefore, on election day in November 1972, Republicans controlled 37 seats and Democrats had 13.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 13 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1972 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 28 seats and Democrats having 22 seats (a net gain of 9 seats for the Democrats).
Summary of Results
- NOTE: The 25 even-numbered districts were up for four-year terms and the 25 odd-numbered districts were up for two-year terms due to the 1971 redistricting process.
- Also note, an asterisk (*) after a Senator's name indicates they were an incumbent re-elected, but to a new district number due to redistricting.
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Detailed Results
- Reminder: All even-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for four-year terms and all odd-numbered seats were up for two-year terms in 1972 due to the oddities caused by redistricting.
- Note: The Iowa Secretary of State only lists the names of 1972 primary candidates, instead of actual election results. Only general election vote tallies are provided.
District 1
District 2
Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Irvin L. Bergman | 13,566 | 59.1 |
| Democratic | H. Kenneth Nurse | 9,405 | 40.9 |
Total votes | 22,971 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 3
Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Warren E. Curtis | 13,281 | 57.8 |
| Democratic | Elwood Lund | 9,700 | 42.2 |
Total votes | 22,981 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 4
District 5
Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ray Taylor | 13,091 | 58.1 |
| Democratic | Rocky LaValle | 9,445 | 41.9 |
Total votes | 22,536 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 6
Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Kenneth D. Scott | 13,303 | 52.9 |
| Republican | Leigh R. Curran (incumbent)[y] | 11,834 | 47.1 |
Total votes | 25,137 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 7
Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ralph F. McCartney | 14,073 | 59.6 |
| Democratic | Orley J. Mayfield | 9,531 | 40.4 |
Total votes | 23,604 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 8
Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | H. L. Heying | 12,363 | 49.9 |
| Republican | George L. Shawver (incumbent)[z] | 11,995 | 48.5 |
| Independent | Kenneth V. Fink | 395 | 1.6 |
Total votes | 24,753 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 9
Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Dale L. Tieden | 13,529 | 61.7 |
| Democratic | George Leonard | 8,393 | 38.3 |
Total votes | 21,922 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 10
District 11
Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Gene V. Kennedy (incumbent)[b] | 11,358 | 53.4 |
| Republican | Raymond J. Taylor | 9,909 | 46.6 |
Total votes | 21,267 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 12
Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Clifton C. Lamborn (incumbent)[c] | 13,025 | 61.1 |
| Democratic | Barbara Marland | 8,278 | 38.9 |
Total votes | 21,303 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 13
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Tom Riley (incumbent)[d] | 14,334 | 59.5 |
| Democratic | John M. Ely, Jr. | 9,747 | 40.5 |
Total votes | 24,081 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 14
Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Cloyd E. Robinson (incumbent)[e] | 11,827 | 54.3 |
| Republican | Gay Dahn | 9,939 | 45.7 |
Total votes | 21,766 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 15
Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ralph W. Potter (incumbent)[f] | 13,307 | 58.8 |
| Democratic | Bernard Beuter | 9,308 | 41.2 |
Total votes | 22,615 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 16
Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James Gallagher | 10,827 | 53.4 |
| Republican | Fred Cherry | 9,437 | 46.6 |
Total votes | 20,264 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 17
Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Barton L. Schwieger | 13,045 | 57.7 |
| Democratic | Stephen M. Peterson | 9,570 | 42.3 |
Total votes | 22,615 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 18
Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Willard R. "Bill" Hansen | 13,419 | 58.0 |
| Democratic | Charles J. Uban | 9,726 | 42.0 |
Total votes | 23,145 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 19
District 20
District 21
Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John S. Murray | 13,841 | 52.0 |
| Democratic | Barbara A. Koerber | 12,787 | 48.0 |
Total votes | 26,628 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 22
District 23
Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | C. Joseph Coleman (incumbent)[i] | 13,587 | 60.1 |
| Republican | William H. Goodrich | 9,026 | 39.9 |
Total votes | 22,613 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 24
Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | William P. Winkelman | 10,386 | 62.1 |
| Democratic | W. E. Conard | 6,328 | 37.9 |
Total votes | 16,714 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 25
Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | E. Kevin Kelly | 12,487 | 56.3 |
| Democratic | Vincent S. Burke | 9,711 | 43.7 |
Total votes | 22,198 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 26
Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Leonard C. Andersen | 10,556 | 50.8 |
| Democratic | William Gross (incumbent)[ab] | 10,207 | 49.2 |
Total votes | 20,763 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 27
District 28
Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Karl Nolin | 12,248 | 54.4 |
| Republican | R. Dean Arbuckle (incumbent) | 10,257 | 45.6 |
Total votes | 22,505 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 29
Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Norman G. Rodgers | 13,718 | 54.9 |
| Republican | Gene Summerson | 11,281 | 45.1 |
Total votes | 24,999 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 30
Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | William N. Plymat | 14,616 | 52.4 |
| Democratic | Charles H. Day | 13,260 | 47.6 |
Total votes | 27,876 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 31
Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Earl M. Willits | 13,577 | 59.3 |
| Republican | Charles W. Vanderlinden, Jr. | 9,306 | 40.7 |
Total votes | 22,883 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 32
District 33
Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | George F. Milligan (incumbent)[k] | 16,733 | 60.5 |
| Democratic | Kenneth Larson | 10,912 | 39.5 |
Total votes | 27,645 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 34
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District 36
District 37
District 38
Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | W. R. Rabedeaux (incumbent)[n] | 12,111 | 60.0 |
| Democratic | Eleanor Anstey | 8,089 | 40.0 |
Total votes | 20,200 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 39
Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Roger J. Shaff (incumbent)[o] | 12,537 | 56.6 |
| Democratic | Donald R. Arenz | 9,609 | 43.4 |
Total votes | 22,146 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 40
Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Elizabeth Shaw | 15,517 | 59.2 |
| Democratic | Bruce Q. Buerkens | 9,953 | 38.0 |
| Independent | Frank L. Volante | 734 | 2.8 |
Total votes | 26,204 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 41
District 42
Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Charles P. Miller (incumbent)[q] | 12,046 | 53.6 |
| Republican | Dean O. Corey | 10,422 | 46.4 |
Total votes | 22,468 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James B. Turner | 13,177 | 52.3 |
| Democratic | Arlo Hullinger | 12,000 | 47.7 |
Total votes | 25,177 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
- James Turner died and this necessitated a special election.
District 48
District 49
Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Calvin O. Hultman | 15,797 | 74.1 |
| Democratic | Jennie Lee Bonnichsen | 5,523 | 25.9 |
Total votes | 21,320 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 50
- ^ Democrat George William "Bill" Gross won a special election in March 1971 to fill a vacancy in District 11 that had been held by Republican Charles K. Sullivan.[1]
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 26 to 11.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 24 to 12.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 23 to 13.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 22 to 14.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 10 to 15.
- ^ Messerly was redistricted to district 18, but lost the 18th district Republican primary to Bill Hansen.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 5 to 19.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 15 to 23.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 30 to 32.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 31 to 33.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 34 to 35.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 35 to 37.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 36 to 38.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 37 to 39.
- ^ Bass was redistricted to district 49, but lost the 49th district Republican primary to Calvin Hultman.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 46 to 42.
- ^ Stephens was redistricted to district 44, but lost the 44th district Republican primary to Forrest Schwengels.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 49 to 45.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 44 to 46.
- ^ Republican James B. Turner was deceased and won the November general election in district 47. In a December special election, Richard Ramsey won to hold the seat for the Republican Party.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 42 to 48.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 40 to 50.
- ^ Redistricted from district 3 to 4.
- ^ Redistricted from district 9 to 6.
- ^ Redistricted from district 6 to 8.
- ^ Redistricted from district 25 to 10.
- ^ Redistricted from district 11 to 26.
- ^ Redistricted from district 21 to 36.
- ^ Redistricted from district 39 to 41.
- ^ Redistricted from district 50 to 43.
- ^ Redistricted from district 43 to 46.
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