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1972Final results

1972 election for Iowa House District 10

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Richard W. Welden (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Nicholas L. Grannan (D) by 23.9 points.

Richard W. WeldenRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%6,918
38.0%4,246
11,164 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972

Races before and after

EvenR+31.61974D+25.91982D+12.41984R+28.91988R+19.81996R+26.22000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET