2010Final results
2010 election for Iowa House District 72
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Richard Arnold (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Deb Ballalatak (D) by 34.6 points.
Richard ArnoldRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%7,264
Deb BallalatakDemocrat
32.7%3,528
10,799 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET