1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Iowa House District 83
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Charles F. Strothman (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Lloyd F. Schmeiser (D) by 0.1 points.
Charles F. StrothmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.1%5,915
Lloyd F. SchmeiserDemocrat · incumbent
49.9%5,900
11,815 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