1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 27
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
James F. Schaben (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Jewell Waugh (R) by 20.7 points.
James F. SchabenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%13,724
Jewell WaughRepublican
39.7%9,022
22,747 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