1972-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Iowa

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County	Turnout	Robert Ray* (R)		Paul Franzenburg (D)		Robert Dilley (American Independent)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adair	73%	2,850	60.5%	1,820	38.6%	44	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,030	4,714
Adams	72%	1,891	61.5%	1,158	37.6%	27	0.9%	0	0.0%	733	3,076
Allamakee	66%	4,036	63.1%	2,235	35.0%	122	1.9%	0	0.0%	1,801	6,393
Appanoose	67%	4,082	59.8%	2,694	39.4%	55	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,388	6,831
Audubon	63%	2,542	63.1%	1,461	36.3%	23	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,081	4,026
Benton	64%	5,297	55.0%	4,200	43.6%	142	1.5%	0	0.0%	1,097	9,639
Black Hawk	59%	30,295	56.9%	22,317	41.9%	604	1.1%	0	0.0%	7,978	53,216
Boone	63%	6,194	53.8%	5,113	44.4%	199	1.7%	0	0.0%	1,081	11,506
Bremer	62%	6,037	63.7%	3,324	35.1%	114	1.2%	0	0.0%	2,713	9,475
Buchanan	66%	5,049	56.1%	3,898	43.3%	52	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,151	8,999
Buena Vista	64%	5,688	61.7%	3,442	37.3%	88	1.0%	0	0.0%	2,246	9,218
Butler	56%	4,159	65.4%	2,090	32.9%	112	1.8%	0	0.0%	2,069	6,361
Calhoun	65%	3,659	57.8%	2,573	40.6%	98	1.5%	0	0.0%	1,086	6,330
Carroll	62%	4,670	51.6%	4,274	47.2%	108	1.2%	0	0.0%	396	9,052
Cass	61%	5,185	72.2%	1,931	26.9%	63	0.9%	0	0.0%	3,254	7,179
Cedar	59%	4,463	63.7%	2,463	35.2%	76	1.1%	0	0.0%	2,000	7,002
Cerro Gordo	63%	12,484	57.7%	8,804	40.7%	331	1.5%	0	0.0%	3,680	21,619
Cherokee	65%	4,579	60.9%	2,889	38.4%	48	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,690	7,516
Chickasaw	71%	3,777	54.9%	3,068	44.6%	36	0.5%	0	0.0%	709	6,881
Clarke	74%	2,040	52.6%	1,772	45.7%	67	1.7%	0	0.0%	268	3,879
Clay	60%	4,720	62.5%	2,653	35.1%	181	2.4%	1	0.0%	2,067	7,555
Clayton	65%	5,339	60.0%	3,425	38.5%	127	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,914	8,891
Clinton	61%	12,964	57.3%	9,522	42.1%	149	0.7%	0	0.0%	3,442	22,635
Crawford	62%	4,426	58.7%	3,038	40.3%	78	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,388	7,542
Dallas	65%	6,081	53.1%	5,194	45.4%	172	1.5%	0	0.0%	887	11,447
Davis	74%	2,180	52.5%	1,936	46.6%	35	0.8%	0	0.0%	244	4,151
Decatur	65%	2,581	57.4%	1,871	41.6%	42	0.9%	0	0.0%	710	4,494
Delaware	67%	4,780	61.2%	2,991	38.3%	44	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,789	7,815
Des Moines	61%	10,659	55.9%	8,252	43.3%	161	0.8%	0	0.0%	2,407	19,072
Dickinson	69%	3,812	61.6%	2,184	35.3%	195	3.1%	0	0.0%	1,628	6,191
Dubuque	61%	17,590	49.8%	17,356	49.1%	401	1.1%	0	0.0%	234	35,347
Emmet	58%	3,514	65.5%	1,814	33.8%	37	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,700	5,365
Fayette	67%	7,274	61.3%	4,458	37.6%	139	1.2%	0	0.0%	2,816	11,871
Floyd	62%	4,805	58.9%	3,234	39.6%	119	1.5%	2	0.0%	1,571	8,160
Franklin	64%	3,687	64.4%	1,894	33.1%	144	2.5%	0	0.0%	1,793	5,725
Fremont	62%	2,538	65.5%	1,322	34.1%	17	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,216	3,877
Greene	66%	3,330	59.1%	2,151	38.2%	152	2.7%	2	0.0%	1,179	5,635
Grundy	69%	3,845	58.6%	2,619	39.9%	92	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,226	6,556
Guthrie	72%	3,536	59.4%	2,360	39.6%	57	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,176	5,953
Hamilton	64%	4,784	60.8%	2,978	37.8%	111	1.4%	1	0.0%	1,806	7,874
Hancock	68%	3,603	60.2%	2,321	38.8%	59	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,282	5,983
Hardin	61%	5,536	59.3%	3,674	39.3%	129	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,862	9,339
Harrison	65%	4,510	64.3%	2,497	35.6%	10	0.1%	0	0.0%	2,013	7,017
Henry	63%	5,296	67.9%	2,429	31.2%	69	0.9%	0	0.0%	2,867	7,794
Howard	71%	3,027	56.1%	2,327	43.2%	37	0.7%	0	0.0%	700	5,391
Humboldt	68%	3,503	60.8%	2,203	38.2%	57	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,300	5,763
Ida	69%	2,679	62.5%	1,579	36.8%	29	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,100	4,287
Iowa	66%	4,090	59.5%	2,621	38.1%	160	2.3%	0	0.0%	1,469	6,871
Jackson	63%	4,828	57.0%	3,518	41.5%	129	1.5%	0	0.0%	1,310	8,475
Jasper	68%	8,812	54.3%	7,112	43.8%	319	2.0%	0	0.0%	1,700	16,243
Jefferson	62%	4,506	64.5%	2,416	34.6%	68	1.0%	0	0.0%	2,090	6,990
Johnson	66%	19,802	55.3%	15,696	43.8%	296	0.8%	6	0.0%	4,106	35,800
Jones	64%	4,892	58.4%	3,421	40.8%	69	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,471	8,382
Keokuk	69%	3,657	56.3%	2,755	42.4%	82	1.3%	0	0.0%	902	6,494
Kossuth	69%	5,967	58.4%	4,152	40.6%	99	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,815	10,218
Lee	60%	10,180	58.5%	7,045	40.5%	167	1.0%	1	0.0%	3,135	17,393
Linn	63%	38,139	55.4%	29,782	43.3%	879	1.3%	3	0.0%	8,357	68,803
Louisa	64%	2,844	63.0%	1,623	36.0%	47	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,221	4,514
Lucas	67%	2,679	57.2%	1,947	41.6%	57	1.2%	0	0.0%	732	4,683
Lyon	61%	3,750	72.5%	1,393	26.9%	28	0.5%	0	0.0%	2,357	5,171
Madison	75%	3,358	57.4%	2,378	40.6%	114	1.9%	0	0.0%	980	5,850
Mahaska	64%	6,075	61.7%	3,559	36.1%	213	2.2%	0	0.0%	2,516	9,847
Marion	62%	6,371	56.7%	4,584	40.8%	285	2.5%	2	0.0%	1,787	11,242
Marshall	64%	10,157	57.5%	7,232	41.0%	269	1.5%	2	0.0%	2,925	17,660
Mills	59%	3,368	71.9%	1,278	27.3%	40	0.9%	0	0.0%	2,090	4,686
Mitchell	68%	3,511	60.5%	2,245	38.7%	49	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,266	5,805
Monona	65%	3,036	56.0%	2,353	43.4%	31	0.6%	0	0.0%	683	5,420
Monroe	64%	2,234	54.6%	1,834	44.8%	24	0.6%	0	0.0%	400	4,092
Montgomery	67%	4,469	74.4%	1,517	25.2%	23	0.4%	0	0.0%	2,952	6,009
Muscatine	55%	8,572	63.7%	4,721	35.1%	160	1.2%	0	0.0%	3,851	13,453
O'Brien	63%	4,977	67.5%	2,246	30.5%	153	2.1%	0	0.0%	2,731	7,376
Osceola	61%	2,175	62.0%	1,294	36.9%	40	1.1%	0	0.0%	881	3,509
Page	63%	6,223	77.4%	1,766	22.0%	46	0.6%	0	0.0%	4,457	8,035
Palo Alto	69%	3,372	55.9%	2,599	43.1%	65	1.1%	0	0.0%	773	6,036
Plymouth	65%	6,164	59.8%	4,097	39.8%	43	0.4%	0	0.0%	2,067	10,304
Pocahontas	64%	3,043	56.2%	2,299	42.5%	68	1.3%	0	0.0%	744	5,410
Polk	67%	70,211	53.5%	58,471	44.5%	2,580	2.0%	10	0.0%	11,740	131,272
Pottawattamie	49%	19,117	68.6%	8,489	30.5%	270	1.0%	0	0.0%	10,628	27,876
Poweshiek	66%	4,879	57.2%	3,538	41.5%	117	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,341	8,534
Ringgold	73%	2,141	65.9%	1,081	33.3%	27	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,060	3,249
Sac	62%	3,937	61.5%	2,434	38.0%	32	0.5%	1	0.0%	1,503	6,404
Scott	62%	34,204	58.3%	23,573	40.2%	860	1.5%	7	0.0%	10,631	58,644
Shelby	64%	4,083	63.5%	2,265	35.2%	83	1.3%	0	0.0%	1,818	6,431
Sioux	73%	10,232	76.1%	3,161	23.5%	53	0.4%	0	0.0%	7,071	13,446
Story	64%	18,881	61.1%	11,658	37.7%	380	1.2%	8	0.0%	7,223	30,927
Tama	66%	4,577	52.0%	4,104	46.7%	114	1.3%	0	0.0%	473	8,795
Taylor	69%	2,835	68.0%	1,309	31.4%	25	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,526	4,169
Union	64%	3,649	61.8%	2,135	36.1%	125	2.1%	0	0.0%	1,514	5,909
Van Buren	62%	2,227	62.3%	1,331	37.2%	17	0.5%	0	0.0%	896	3,575
Wapello	61%	8,955	50.6%	8,376	47.4%	357	2.0%	1	0.0%	579	17,689
Warren	70%	7,022	55.1%	5,495	43.1%	223	1.8%	0	0.0%	1,527	12,740
Washington	62%	5,152	64.5%	2,743	34.4%	89	1.1%	1	0.0%	2,409	7,985
Wayne	72%	2,695	63.0%	1,544	36.1%	38	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,151	4,277
Webster	62%	10,547	53.0%	9,060	45.5%	285	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,487	19,892
Winnebago	74%	4,304	65.2%	2,269	34.4%	27	0.4%	0	0.0%	2,035	6,600
Winneshiek	69%	6,341	61.9%	3,841	37.5%	69	0.7%	0	0.0%	2,500	10,251
Woodbury	59%	23,507	58.0%	16,495	40.7%	542	1.3%	0	0.0%	7,012	40,544
Worth	73%	2,552	56.4%	1,942	42.9%	28	0.6%	0	0.0%	610	4,522
Wright	60%	4,302	60.8%	2,678	37.8%	99	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,624	7,079
TOTAL	63%	707,177	58.4%	487,282	40.3%	15,715	1.3%	48	0.0%	219,895	1,210,222
Total R vote: 707,177 (58.4%)      Total D vote: 487,282 (40.3%)      Total Other vote: 15,763 (1.3%)
* incumbent

1972 Governor, Adair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,850	60.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,820	38.6%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	44	0.9%
TOTAL	4,714
Turnout: 73%

1972 Governor, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,891	61.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,158	37.6%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	27	0.9%
TOTAL	3,076
Turnout: 72%

1972 Governor, Allamakee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,036	63.1%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,235	35.0%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	122	1.9%
TOTAL	6,393
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Appanoose County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,082	59.8%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,694	39.4%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	55	0.8%
TOTAL	6,831
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, Audubon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,542	63.1%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,461	36.3%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	23	0.6%
TOTAL	4,026
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	5,297	55.0%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	4,200	43.6%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	142	1.5%
TOTAL	9,639
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Black Hawk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	30,295	56.9%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	22,317	41.9%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	604	1.1%
TOTAL	53,216
Turnout: 59%

1972 Governor, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	6,194	53.8%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	5,113	44.4%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	199	1.7%
TOTAL	11,506
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Bremer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	6,037	63.7%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	3,324	35.1%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	114	1.2%
TOTAL	9,475
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Buchanan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	5,049	56.1%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	3,898	43.3%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	52	0.6%
TOTAL	8,999
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Buena Vista County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	5,688	61.7%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	3,442	37.3%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	88	1.0%
TOTAL	9,218
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,159	65.4%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,090	32.9%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	112	1.8%
TOTAL	6,361
Turnout: 56%

1972 Governor, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,659	57.8%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,573	40.6%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	98	1.5%
TOTAL	6,330
Turnout: 65%

1972 Governor, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,670	51.6%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	4,274	47.2%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	108	1.2%
TOTAL	9,052
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	5,185	72.2%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,931	26.9%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	63	0.9%
TOTAL	7,179
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Cedar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,463	63.7%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,463	35.2%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	76	1.1%
TOTAL	7,002
Turnout: 59%

1972 Governor, Cerro Gordo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	12,484	57.7%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	8,804	40.7%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	331	1.5%
TOTAL	21,619
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,579	60.9%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,889	38.4%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	48	0.6%
TOTAL	7,516
Turnout: 65%

1972 Governor, Chickasaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,777	54.9%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	3,068	44.6%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	36	0.5%
TOTAL	6,881
Turnout: 71%

1972 Governor, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,040	52.6%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,772	45.7%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	67	1.7%
TOTAL	3,879
Turnout: 74%

1972 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,720	62.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,653	35.1%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	181	2.4%
TOTAL	7,555
Turnout: 60%

1972 Governor, Clayton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	5,339	60.0%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	3,425	38.5%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	127	1.4%
TOTAL	8,891
Turnout: 65%

1972 Governor, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	12,964	57.3%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	9,522	42.1%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	149	0.7%
TOTAL	22,635
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,426	58.7%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	3,038	40.3%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	78	1.0%
TOTAL	7,542
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	6,081	53.1%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	5,194	45.4%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	172	1.5%
TOTAL	11,447
Turnout: 65%

1972 Governor, Davis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,180	52.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,936	46.6%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	35	0.8%
TOTAL	4,151
Turnout: 74%

1972 Governor, Decatur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,581	57.4%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,871	41.6%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	42	0.9%
TOTAL	4,494
Turnout: 65%

1972 Governor, Delaware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,780	61.2%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,991	38.3%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	44	0.6%
TOTAL	7,815
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, Des Moines County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	10,659	55.9%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	8,252	43.3%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	161	0.8%
TOTAL	19,072
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Dickinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,812	61.6%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,184	35.3%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	195	3.1%
TOTAL	6,191
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Dubuque County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	17,590	49.8%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	17,356	49.1%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	401	1.1%
TOTAL	35,347
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Emmet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,514	65.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,814	33.8%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	37	0.7%
TOTAL	5,365
Turnout: 58%

1972 Governor, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	7,274	61.3%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	4,458	37.6%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	139	1.2%
TOTAL	11,871
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,805	58.9%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	3,234	39.6%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	119	1.5%
TOTAL	8,160
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,687	64.4%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,894	33.1%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	144	2.5%
TOTAL	5,725
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Fremont County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,538	65.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,322	34.1%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	17	0.4%
TOTAL	3,877
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,330	59.1%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,151	38.2%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	152	2.7%
TOTAL	5,635
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Grundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,845	58.6%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,619	39.9%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	92	1.4%
TOTAL	6,556
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Guthrie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,536	59.4%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,360	39.6%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	57	1.0%
TOTAL	5,953
Turnout: 72%

1972 Governor, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,784	60.8%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,978	37.8%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	111	1.4%
TOTAL	7,874
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,603	60.2%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,321	38.8%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	59	1.0%
TOTAL	5,983
Turnout: 68%

1972 Governor, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	5,536	59.3%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	3,674	39.3%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	129	1.4%
TOTAL	9,339
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,510	64.3%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,497	35.6%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	7,017
Turnout: 65%

1972 Governor, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	5,296	67.9%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,429	31.2%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	69	0.9%
TOTAL	7,794
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,027	56.1%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,327	43.2%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	37	0.7%
TOTAL	5,391
Turnout: 71%

1972 Governor, Humboldt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,503	60.8%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,203	38.2%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	57	1.0%
TOTAL	5,763
Turnout: 68%

1972 Governor, Ida County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,679	62.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,579	36.8%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	29	0.7%
TOTAL	4,287
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Iowa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,090	59.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,621	38.1%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	160	2.3%
TOTAL	6,871
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,828	57.0%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	3,518	41.5%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	129	1.5%
TOTAL	8,475
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	8,812	54.3%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	7,112	43.8%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	319	2.0%
TOTAL	16,243
Turnout: 68%

1972 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,506	64.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,416	34.6%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	68	1.0%
TOTAL	6,990
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	19,802	55.3%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	15,696	43.8%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	296	0.8%
TOTAL	35,800
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,892	58.4%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	3,421	40.8%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	69	0.8%
TOTAL	8,382
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Keokuk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,657	56.3%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,755	42.4%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	82	1.3%
TOTAL	6,494
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Kossuth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	5,967	58.4%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	4,152	40.6%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	99	1.0%
TOTAL	10,218
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	10,180	58.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	7,045	40.5%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	167	1.0%
TOTAL	17,393
Turnout: 60%

1972 Governor, Linn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	38,139	55.4%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	29,782	43.3%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	879	1.3%
TOTAL	68,803
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Louisa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,844	63.0%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,623	36.0%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	47	1.0%
TOTAL	4,514
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Lucas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,679	57.2%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,947	41.6%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	57	1.2%
TOTAL	4,683
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, Lyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,750	72.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,393	26.9%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	28	0.5%
TOTAL	5,171
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,358	57.4%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,378	40.6%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	114	1.9%
TOTAL	5,850
Turnout: 75%

1972 Governor, Mahaska County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	6,075	61.7%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	3,559	36.1%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	213	2.2%
TOTAL	9,847
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	6,371	56.7%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	4,584	40.8%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	285	2.5%
TOTAL	11,242
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	10,157	57.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	7,232	41.0%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	269	1.5%
TOTAL	17,660
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Mills County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,368	71.9%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,278	27.3%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	40	0.9%
TOTAL	4,686
Turnout: 59%

1972 Governor, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,511	60.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,245	38.7%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	49	0.8%
TOTAL	5,805
Turnout: 68%

1972 Governor, Monona County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,036	56.0%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,353	43.4%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	31	0.6%
TOTAL	5,420
Turnout: 65%

1972 Governor, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,234	54.6%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,834	44.8%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	24	0.6%
TOTAL	4,092
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,469	74.4%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,517	25.2%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	23	0.4%
TOTAL	6,009
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, Muscatine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	8,572	63.7%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	4,721	35.1%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	160	1.2%
TOTAL	13,453
Turnout: 55%

1972 Governor, O'Brien County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,977	67.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,246	30.5%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	153	2.1%
TOTAL	7,376
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Osceola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,175	62.0%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,294	36.9%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	40	1.1%
TOTAL	3,509
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Page County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	6,223	77.4%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,766	22.0%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	46	0.6%
TOTAL	8,035
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Palo Alto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,372	55.9%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,599	43.1%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	65	1.1%
TOTAL	6,036
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Plymouth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	6,164	59.8%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	4,097	39.8%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	43	0.4%
TOTAL	10,304
Turnout: 65%

1972 Governor, Pocahontas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,043	56.2%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,299	42.5%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	68	1.3%
TOTAL	5,410
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	70,211	53.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	58,471	44.5%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	2,580	2.0%
TOTAL	131,272
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, Pottawattamie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	19,117	68.6%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	8,489	30.5%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	270	1.0%
TOTAL	27,876
Turnout: 49%

1972 Governor, Poweshiek County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,879	57.2%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	3,538	41.5%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	117	1.4%
TOTAL	8,534
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Ringgold County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,141	65.9%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,081	33.3%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	27	0.8%
TOTAL	3,249
Turnout: 73%

1972 Governor, Sac County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,937	61.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,434	38.0%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	32	0.5%
TOTAL	6,404
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	34,204	58.3%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	23,573	40.2%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	860	1.5%
TOTAL	58,644
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,083	63.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,265	35.2%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	83	1.3%
TOTAL	6,431
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Sioux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	10,232	76.1%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	3,161	23.5%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	53	0.4%
TOTAL	13,446
Turnout: 73%

1972 Governor, Story County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	18,881	61.1%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	11,658	37.7%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	380	1.2%
TOTAL	30,927
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Tama County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,577	52.0%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	4,104	46.7%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	114	1.3%
TOTAL	8,795
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,835	68.0%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,309	31.4%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	25	0.6%
TOTAL	4,169
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,649	61.8%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,135	36.1%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	125	2.1%
TOTAL	5,909
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Van Buren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,227	62.3%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,331	37.2%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	17	0.5%
TOTAL	3,575
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Wapello County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	8,955	50.6%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	8,376	47.4%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	357	2.0%
TOTAL	17,689
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	7,022	55.1%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	5,495	43.1%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	223	1.8%
TOTAL	12,740
Turnout: 70%

1972 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	5,152	64.5%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,743	34.4%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	89	1.1%
TOTAL	7,985
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,695	63.0%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,544	36.1%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	38	0.9%
TOTAL	4,277
Turnout: 72%

1972 Governor, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	10,547	53.0%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	9,060	45.5%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	285	1.4%
TOTAL	19,892
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Winnebago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,304	65.2%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,269	34.4%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	27	0.4%
TOTAL	6,600
Turnout: 74%

1972 Governor, Winneshiek County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	6,341	61.9%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	3,841	37.5%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	69	0.7%
TOTAL	10,251
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Woodbury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	23,507	58.0%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	16,495	40.7%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	542	1.3%
TOTAL	40,544
Turnout: 59%

1972 Governor, Worth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,552	56.4%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,942	42.9%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	28	0.6%
TOTAL	4,522
Turnout: 73%

1972 Governor, Wright County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,302	60.8%
Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,678	37.8%
Robert Dilley (AIP)	99	1.4%
TOTAL	7,079
Turnout: 60%