1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 29
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Norman Rodgers (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Gene Summerson (R) by 9.7 points.
Norman RodgersDemocrat · winner
54.9%13,718
Gene SummersonRepublican
45.1%11,281
24,999 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