1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 3
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Ingwer L. Hansen (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating H. Robert Torgerson (D) by 28.2 points.
Ingwer L. HansenRepublican · winner
64.1%7,599
H. Robert TorgersonDemocrat
35.9%4,253
11,852 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