1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 90
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Mattie Harper (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Elden Stempel (R) by 17.7 points.
Mattie HarperDemocrat · winner
57.8%7,121
Elden StempelRepublican
40.1%4,943
William E. BryantIndependent
2.0%248
12,312 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