1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 44
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Forrest V. Schwengels (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Norbert J. Flanders (D) by 24.9 points.
Forrest V. SchwengelsRepublican · winner
62.5%14,787
Norbert J. FlandersDemocrat
37.5%8,885
23,673 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