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1972Final results

1972 election for Iowa Senate District 12

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Clifton C. Lamborn (R) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Barbara Marland (D) by 22.3 points.

Clifton C. LambornRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.1%13,025
38.9%8,278
21,303 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

EvenR+22.31972R+8.61976R+24.01980R+1.11984R+5.61988R+14.21996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET