1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 4
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Rollin C. Edelen (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Williams (D) by 14.7 points.
Rollin C. EdelenRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.3%6,103
Robert A. WilliamsDemocrat
42.7%4,541
10,644 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET