August
1, 1972 Primary Election
Democratic Party
|
US Senator |
 Dick
Clark |
5,328 |
|
| write in |
1 |
|
|
US Representative, 1st District |
| Edward
Mezvinsky |
4,390 |
59% |
| John Schmidhauser |
3,021 |
41% |
| write in |
1 |
|
|
Governor of Iowa |
| John Tapscott |
3,658 |
52% |
| Paul
Franzenburg |
3,371 |
48% |
|
Lieutenant Governor |
| William
Gannon |
5,410 |
|
| write in |
1 |
|
|
Secretary of State |
| Daryl
E. Beall |
4,777 |
|
| write in |
1 |
|
|
Auditor of State |
| F.
Harold Forret |
4,740 |
|
| write in |
1 |
|
|
Treasurer of State |
| Albert
L. Anderson |
4,826 |
|
| write in |
1 |
|
|
Secretary of Agriculture |
| Kenneth
E. Owen |
2,889 |
53% |
| James L. Murphy |
2,520 |
47% |
| scattered write in |
3 |
|
|
Attorney General |
| James
H. Reynolds |
4,623 |
|
| scattered write in |
1 |
|
|
State Senate, District 12 |
| Barbara
Marland |
162 |
|
|
State Senate, District 13 |
| John
M. Ely Jr. |
645 |
|
|
State Senate, District 36 |
| Janet McCune Moseby |
194 |
70% |
| Joan
Orr |
82 |
30% |
|
State Senate, District 37 |
| Minnette
Doderer |
3,811 |
68% |
| Donald J. Schliesman Jr. |
1,792 |
32% |
|
State Senate, District 38 |
| Eleanor
Austey |
110 |
|
|
State Representative, District 24 |
| Doris
I. Kolvoord |
166 |
|
|
State Representative, District 25 |
| John
Patchett |
696 |
81% |
| Richard M. Radl |
163 |
19% |
|
State Representative, District 72 |
| Donald
J. Friedman |
225 |
|
|
State Representative, District 73 |
| Arthur
Small Jr |
1,630 |
|
|
State Representative, District 74 |
| William
Hargrave |
1,701 |
53% |
| Joseph Johnston |
1,537 |
47% |
|
State Representative, District 75 |
| Robert
Johnson |
127 |
|
|
County Attorney |
| Carl
Goetz |
4,956 |
100% |
| write in |
3 |
0% |
|
County Auditor |
| Dolores
Rogers |
5,430 |
100% |
| write in |
9 |
0% |
|
Clerk of Court |
| E.J.
Wombacher |
3,835 |
61% |
| Harold E. Smith |
2,416 |
39% |
|
Sheriff |
| William
A. Kidwell |
3,746 |
52% |
| Maynard Schneider |
3,513 |
48% |
| scattered write in |
5 |
|
|
County Board of Supervisors (1973 term) |
| Richard
Bartel |
2,857 |
40% |
| William C. Hubbard |
2,210 |
31% |
Ralph
Prybil |
2,040 |
28% |
|
County Board of Supervisors (1974 term) |
| Lorada
Cilek |
3,248 |
45% |
| Robert Lenz |
1,487 |
21% |
| Ed Kessler |
1,471 |
20% |
| Matt Eckermann |
983 |
14% |
Republican Party
|
US Senator |
| Jack
Miller |
2,032 |
86% |
| Ralph Scott |
318 |
14% |
| scattered write in |
2 |
|
|
US Representative, 1st District |
| Fred
Schwengel |
2,192 |
|
| scattered write in |
8 |
|
|
Governor of Iowa |
| Robert
Ray |
2256 |
|
|
Lieutenant Governor |
| Arthur
Neu |
1,569 |
68% |
| William H. Harbor |
736 |
32% |
|
Secretary of State |
| Melvin
D. Synhorst |
2,046 |
|
|
Auditor of State |
| Lloyd
R. Smith |
1,960 |
|
| write in |
1 |
|
|
Treasurer of State |
| Maurice
E. Baringer |
1,920 |
|
| write in |
1 |
|
|
Secretary of Agriculture |
| Robert
H. Lounsberry |
1,359 |
65% |
| Neil H. Stadlman |
721 |
35% |
|
Attorney General |
| Richard
C. Turner |
1,765 |
|
| write in |
5 |
|
|
State Senate, District 12 |
| Clifton
C. Lamborn |
58 |
|
|
State Senate, District 13 |
| Tom
Riley |
246 |
|
|
State Senate, District 36 |
| Charles
F. Balloun |
64 |
|
|
State Senate, District 37 |
| Marion
R. Neely |
1,570 |
|
| write in |
1 |
|
|
State Senate, District 38 |
| W.R.
Rabedeaux |
44 |
|
|
State Representative, District 24 |
| Edgar
H. Holden |
45 |
55% |
| William Penningroth |
37 |
45% |
|
State Representative, District 25 |
| Ivor
W. Stanley |
240 |
|
|
State Representative, District 72 |
| Raymon
D. Logue |
59 |
|
|
State Representative, District 73 |
| Dave
Stroder |
663 |
|
|
State Representative, District 74 |
| Don
Graham |
141 |
|
|
State Representative, District 75 |
| David
Stanley |
50 |
|
|
Scattered Write Ins for County Offices |
| Auditor |
40 |
|
| Clerk Of Court |
158 |
|
| Sheriff |
14 |
|
| County Attorney |
38 |
|
| Board of Supervisors (1973) |
89 |
|
| Board of Supervisors (1974) |
103 |
|
American Party
The American Party won official party status following the 1968
presidential election and lost party status following the 1972 general election.
|
US Senator |
| William
A. Rocap Jr. |
28 |
100% |
|
US Representative, 1st District
|
| Lee
E. Foster |
26 |
100% |
|
Governor of Iowa |
| Robert
D. Dilley |
27 |
100% |
|
