1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 15
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Donald D. Avenson (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating John W. D. Hofmeyer (R) by 6.7 points.
Donald D. AvensonDemocrat · winner
53.3%6,007
John W. D. HofmeyerRepublican
46.6%5,256
11,267 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET