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1972Final results

1972 election for Iowa Senate District 25

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

E. Kevin Kelly (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Vincent S. Burke (D) by 12.5 points.

E. Kevin KellyRepublican · winner
56.3%12,487
43.7%9,711
22,198 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

EvenR+4.31974R+10.21978D+12.81982D+9.01990D+16.11994D+28.71998

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