1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Iowa House District 25
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
John E. Patchett (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Ivor W. Stanley (R) by 12.2 points.
John E. PatchettDemocrat · winner
56.1%6,422
Ivor W. StanleyRepublican · incumbent
43.9%5,023
11,445 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