1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 17
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Barton L. Schwieger (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Stephen M. Peterson (D) by 15.4 points.
Barton L. SchwiegerRepublican · winner
57.7%13,045
Stephen M. PetersonDemocrat
42.3%9,570
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