1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 48
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Wayne Bennett (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Loren E. Keairnes (D) by 21.8 points.
Wayne BennettRepublican · winner
60.9%6,885
Loren E. KeairnesDemocrat
39.1%4,421
11,306 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