1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 9
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Dale L. Tieden (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating George Leonard (D) by 23.4 points.
Dale L. TiedenRepublican · winner
61.7%13,529
George LeonardDemocrat
38.3%8,393
21,923 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