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1972-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Iowa (District 05)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County William Scherle*
(R)		 Tom Harkin
(D)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 108,59655.3% 87,93744.7% 30.0% 20,659 196,536
Total R vote: 108,596 (55.3%)      Total D vote: 87,937 (44.7%)      Total Other vote: 3 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   William Scherle* 38,147 99.9%
    Other 44 0.1%
TOTAL VOTES 38,191  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Tom Harkin 16,864 99.9%
    Other 10 0.1%
TOTAL VOTES 16,874