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1972Final results

1972 election for Iowa House District 63

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Carl V. Nielsen (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Ben E. Kubby (R) by 36.1 points.

Carl V. NielsenDemocrat · winner
68.1%7,737
Ben E. KubbyRepublican
31.9%3,632
11,369 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

EvenD+40.11974D+46.01976D+20.81978D+26.51980R+15.61982R+23.01984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET