1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Iowa House District 42
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Reid W. Crawford (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Larry N. Larson (D) by 6.2 points.
Reid W. CrawfordRepublican · winner
52.3%6,811
Larry N. LarsonDemocrat · incumbent
46.2%6,008
Alfonso LaneIndependent
1.5%193
13,013 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