1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 49
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Calvin O. Hultman (R) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Jennie Lee Bonnichsen (D) by 48.2 points.
Calvin O. HultmanRepublican · winner
74.1%15,792
Jennie Lee BonnichsenDemocrat
25.9%5,523
21,315 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