1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 10
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Michael T. Blouin (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating John M. Walsh (R) by 7.5 points.
Michael T. BlouinDemocrat · winner
53.8%12,500
John M. WalshRepublican · incumbent
46.2%10,753
23,253 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