1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 8
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
H. L. Heying (D) won with 49.7% of the vote, defeating George L. Shawver (R) by 0.7 points.
H. L. HeyingDemocrat · winner
49.7%12,163
George L. ShawverRepublican · incumbent
49.1%11,995
Kenneth V. FinkOther party
1.2%295
24,453 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