1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Iowa House District 77
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Jay Mennenga (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating John Camp (R) by 2.3 points.
Jay MennengaDemocrat · winner
51.2%5,937
John CampRepublican · incumbent
48.8%5,668
11,605 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