1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 51
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Donald V. Doyle (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Grover Sardeson (R) by 22.4 points.
Donald V. DoyleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%5,708
Grover SardesonRepublican
38.8%3,615
9,323 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