1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 31
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Earl M. Willits (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Vanderlinden Jr. (R) by 17.6 points.
Earl M. WillitsDemocrat · winner
58.8%13,577
Charles W. Vanderlinden Jr.Republican
41.2%9,506
23,084 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