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1972 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

Iowa · 2 candidates · See every 1972 U.S. House race

Who won the 1972 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

Harold Gross won the 1972 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. Harold Gross received 109,113 popular votes (55.68%). The main challenger was W H Taylor (44.32%).

See the full head-to-head between Gross and Taylor

Gross +11.4 pts · won by 22,265 votes
Harold GrossRepublicanWINNER55.68%
109,113 votes
W H TaylorDemocratic44.32%
86,848 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.