1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 15
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Ralph W. Potter (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Bernard Beuter (D) by 17.7 points.
Ralph W. PotterRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%13,307
Bernard BeuterDemocrat
41.2%9,308
22,615 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