1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 38
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
W. R. Rabedeaux (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Eleanor Anstey (D) by 19.9 points.
W. R. RabedeauxRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%12,111
Eleanor AnsteyDemocrat
40.0%8,089
20,200 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