1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 32
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
William D. Palmer (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating James E. Blaney (R) by 36.6 points.
William D. PalmerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.3%15,791
James E. BlaneyRepublican
31.7%7,336
23,127 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