1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Iowa House District 52
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Lyle Scheelhaase (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Louis A. Peterson (R) by 0.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Lyle ScheelhaaseDemocrat · winner
50.3%4,585
Louis A. PetersonRepublican · incumbent
49.6%4,524
9,112 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET