1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 22
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
John N. Nystrom (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating George E. Uthe (D) by 17.9 points.
John N. NystromRepublican · winner
58.9%13,658
George E. UtheDemocrat
41.0%9,510
23,169 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