1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 50
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Jim Griffin (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating John P. Ryan (D) by 22.4 points.
Jim GriffinRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%10,171
John P. RyanDemocrat
38.8%6,453
16,624 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