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1972Final results

1972 election for Iowa House District 89

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Charles N. Poncy (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Russell W. Harper (R) by 0.7 points.

Charles N. PoncyDemocrat · winner
50.4%5,949
49.6%5,863
11,813 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+17.41974D+15.21976R+4.11978D+2.51980D+8.91982D+24.91984

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