1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 5
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Ray Taylor (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Rocky Lavalle (D) by 16.2 points.
Ray TaylorRepublican · winner
58.1%13,091
Rocky LavalleDemocrat
41.9%9,445
22,536 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