1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 4
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Berl E. Priebe (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Wayne Keith (R) by 12.3 points.
Berl E. PriebeDemocrat · winner
56.2%14,008
Wayne KeithRepublican · incumbent
43.8%10,939
24,947 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