1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 40
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Elizabeth Shaw (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Bruce Q. Buerkens (D) by 21.2 points.
Elizabeth ShawRepublican · winner
59.2%15,517
Bruce Q. BuerkensDemocrat
38.0%9,953
Frank L. VolanteOther party
2.8%734
26,205 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