1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 1
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Lucas J. Dekoster (R) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Harry Gerrit Kobes (D) by 41.2 points.
Lucas J. DekosterRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.6%17,128
Harry Gerrit KobesDemocrat
29.4%7,129
24,257 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