1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 36
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Joan Orr (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Charles F. Balloun (R) by 9.5 points.
Joan OrrDemocrat · winner
54.7%12,471
Charles F. BallounRepublican · incumbent
45.3%10,309
22,780 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