1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 81
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Gregory D. Cusack (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Russell E. Hayes (R) by 37.5 points.
Gregory D. CusackDemocrat · winner
68.7%6,192
Russell E. HayesRepublican
31.3%2,817
9,009 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