1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 58
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Glen Bortell (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating John J. Findley (D) by 6.5 points.
Glen BortellRepublican · winner
52.9%6,848
John J. FindleyDemocrat
46.4%6,001
Merlin F. GladeIndependent
0.7%91
12,940 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