1974Final results
1974 election for Iowa Senate District 31
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Earl M. Willits (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph B. Flatt (R) by 24.8 points.
Earl M. WillitsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%9,705
Joseph B. FlattRepublican
37.6%5,850
15,555 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET