2000Final results
2000 election for Iowa House District 72
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Janet Petersen (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Jeff Chavannes (R) by 29.2 points.
Janet PetersenDemocrat · winner
64.6%8,843
Jeff ChavannesRepublican
35.4%4,843
13,686 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET