1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 20
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Bob Carr (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating William P. Heitzmann (R) by 18.7 points.
Bob CarrDemocrat · winner
59.4%6,852
William P. HeitzmannRepublican
40.6%4,692
11,544 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