1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Iowa House District 52
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Louis A. Peterson (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Hallie Sargisson (D) by 3.2 points.
Louis A. PetersonRepublican · winner
51.6%5,850
Hallie SargissonDemocrat · incumbent
48.4%5,486
11,336 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