1972Final results
1972 election for Iowa Senate District 47
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
James B. Turner (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Arlo Hullinger (D) by 4.7 points.
James B. TurnerRepublican · winner
52.3%13,177
Arlo HullingerDemocrat
47.7%12,000
25,177 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