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1972Final results

1972 election for Iowa House District 35

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Donald L. Lippold (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Maxine R. Thorson (D) by 3.2 points.

Donald L. LippoldRepublican · winner
51.6%5,623
48.4%5,278
10,901 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+24.81974D+38.61976D+31.21980D+49.41982D+1.51989 special electionD+29.91992

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