1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 11
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Gene V. Kennedy (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Raymond Taylor (R) by 6.8 points.
Gene V. KennedyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%11,358
Raymond TaylorRepublican
46.6%9,909
21,267 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