1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 6
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Kenneth D. Scott (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Leigh R. Curran (R) by 5.8 points.
Kenneth D. ScottDemocrat · winner
52.9%13,303
Leigh R. CurranRepublican · incumbent
47.1%11,834
25,137 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