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1972Final results

1972 election for Iowa House District 31

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Russell L. Wyckoff (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Howard L. Knupp (R) by 20.0 points.

Russell L. WyckoffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%6,355
Howard L. KnuppRepublican
40.0%4,239
10,595 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+29.91974R+16.01978R+19.91980D+3.71984D+16.61986D+19.81988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET