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1972Final results

1972 election for Iowa House District 19

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Joseph W. Clark (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Robin Steele (R) by 44.7 points.

Joseph W. ClarkDemocrat · winner
72.3%6,988
Robin SteeleRepublican
27.7%2,671
9,659 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+40.81978D+9.21982D+2.61986D+2.01988R+7.91990R+32.61992

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