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1972Final results

1972 election for Iowa House District 68

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Jack Woods (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Robert Daniel Gooch (R) by 44.6 points.

Jack WoodsDemocrat · winner
72.3%7,723
27.7%2,958
10,681 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+46.11974D+51.91976D+40.11978D+20.71980D+38.31982D+8.01984

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