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1972Final results

1972 election for Iowa House District 22

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Maurice Hennessey (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Savage (R) by 2.6 points.

Maurice HennesseyDemocrat · winner
51.3%5,276
48.7%5,010
10,286 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+23.21974D+7.51976R+22.31978R+9.51980R+30.11984R+25.11990

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