1984Final results
1984 election for Iowa House District 72
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Tom Swartz (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Howard S. Stegmann (R) by 22.5 points.
Tom SwartzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%8,281
Howard S. StegmannRepublican
38.7%5,236
13,521 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET