1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 43
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Lowell L. Junkins (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Wilson L. Davis (R) by 0.2 points.
Lowell L. JunkinsDemocrat · winner
50.1%11,462
Wilson L. DavisRepublican · incumbent
49.9%11,407
22,870 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