1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 41
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
William E. Gluba (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Harold A. Thordsen (R) by 17.6 points.
William E. GlubaDemocrat · winner
58.8%11,545
Harold A. ThordsenRepublican · incumbent
41.2%8,082
19,632 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