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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

EvenD+5.71974D+0.41976R+13.41978R+13.21980R+11.51984D+1.31986

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