1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Iowa Senate District 31
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Kenneth Parker (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating John W. Patton (D) by 4.8 points.
Kenneth ParkerRepublican · winner
52.4%8,169
John W. PattonDemocrat · incumbent
47.6%7,419
15,590 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET