1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 35
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Eugene M. Hill (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Gerrit Vanroekel (R) by 5.0 points.
Eugene M. HillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%13,011
Gerrit VanroekelRepublican
46.6%11,760
Lorin OxleyIndependent
1.8%447
25,222 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