1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 16
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Semor C. Tofte (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Don Kleinhessalink (D) by 13.7 points.
Semor C. TofteRepublican · winner
56.8%7,256
Don KleinhessalinkDemocrat
43.1%5,508
12,765 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