1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 23
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Scott D. Newhard (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Winston Wessel (R) by 10.9 points.
Scott D. NewhardDemocrat · winner
55.4%5,958
Winston WesselRepublican
44.6%4,787
10,745 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