1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 72
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Tom Swartz (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Larry D. Campbell (R) by 21.7 points.
Tom SwartzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%6,761
Larry D. CampbellRepublican
39.1%4,346
11,107 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET