1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 18
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Harold C. McCormick (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Lary Sheffert (R) by 11.8 points.
Harold C. McCormickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%5,877
Lary SheffertRepublican
44.1%4,640
10,517 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