1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa House District 71
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Emil J. Husak (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating William S. Vanderpool (R) by 7.6 points.
Emil J. HusakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.8%6,248
William S. VanderpoolRepublican
46.2%5,369
11,617 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