1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 45
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Dale M. Cochran (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Claudine T. Mansfield (R) by 20.3 points.
Dale M. CochranDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.1%7,470
Claudine T. MansfieldRepublican
39.9%4,952
12,422 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