1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 2
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Irvin Bergman (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating H. Kenneth Nurse (D) by 18.1 points.
Irvin BergmanRepublican · winner
59.1%13,566
H. Kenneth NurseDemocrat
40.9%9,405
22,971 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