1972 Iowa gubernatorial election
Results

1972 Iowa gubernatorial election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Republican	Robert D. Ray	707,177	58.43%

Democratic	Paul Franzenburg	487,282	40.26%

American Independent	Robert Dilley	15,715	1.30%

Majority	219,895

Turnout	1,210,222

Republican hold	Swing

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Republican Robert D. Ray defeated Democratic nominee Paul Franzenburg with 58.43% of the vote.

final_sentence: Republican Robert D. Ray defeated Democratic nominee Paul Franzenburg with 58.43% of the vote.