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1972Final results

1972 election for Iowa House District 38

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Harold O. Fischer (R) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Herbert P. Graeber (D) by 40.6 points.

Harold O. FischerRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.3%8,438
29.7%3,568
12,006 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

EvenR+29.71974R+49.11980D+10.81982D+19.91984D+4.61986D+10.71988

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