1972Final results

1972 election for Iowa Senate District 23

Name: 1972 election for Iowa Senate District 23
Start: 1972-11-07
Location: Iowa

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

C. Joseph Coleman (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating William H. Goodrich (R) by 20.2 points.

C. Joseph ColemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent

60.1%13,587

39.9%9,026

22,613 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

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET