1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 98
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Laverne Schroeder (R) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Howard T. Palmer (D) by 43.5 points.
Laverne SchroederRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.8%6,876
Howard T. PalmerDemocrat
28.2%2,707
9,583 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