1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 16
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
James Gallagher (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Fred Cherry (R) by 6.9 points.
James GallagherDemocrat · winner
53.4%10,827
Fred CherryRepublican
46.6%9,437
20,264 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