1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa
Iowa was reapportioned from 7 seats to 6, dividing the old 5th district around Des Moines between its neighbors. Its incumbent, Neal Smith, won again in the south-central Iowa 4th district.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa 1 | Fred Schwengel | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Edward Mezvinsky (Democratic) 53.4% Fred Schwengel (Republican) 45.7% Lee E. Foster (AI) 1.0% |
| Iowa 2 | John C. Culver | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John C. Culver (Democratic) 59.2% Theodore R. Ellsworth (Republican) 40.8% |
| Iowa 3 | H. R. Gross | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ H. R. Gross (Republican) 55.7% Lyle D. Taylor (Democratic) 44.3% |
| Iowa 4 | Neal Smith Redistricted from the 5th district |
Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Neal Smith (Democratic) 59.2% John Henry Kyl (Republican) 40.8% |
| John Henry Kyl | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican loss. | ||
| Iowa 5 | William J. Scherle Redistricted from the 7th district |
Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William J. Scherle (Republican) 55.3% Tom Harkin (Democratic) 44.7% |
| Iowa 6 | Wiley Mayne | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Wiley Mayne (Republican) 52.5% Berkley Bedell (Democratic) 47.5% |
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Of the 7 Iowa incumbents, 5 were re-elected.
See also
- List of United States Representatives from Iowa
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1972
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