1982 Iowa Senate election

The 1982 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1982 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 29 of the state senate's 50 districts--all 25 of the odd-numbered seats were up for regularly-scheduled elections to four-year terms and, due to the oddities of redistricting following the 1980 Census, four of the even-numbered seats were up as well. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats traditionally up for election each cycle.

1982 Iowa Senate election
November 2, 1982
29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Lowell Junkins Calvin Hultman
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 31st 47th
Last election 21 29
Seats before 21 29
Seats after 28 22
Seat change 7 7
Majority Leader before election

Calvin Hultman
Republican

 Elected Majority Leader

Lowell Junkins
Democratic

Elections in Iowa

The Iowa General Assembly provides statewide maps of each district. To compare the effect of the 1981 redistricting process on the location of each district, contrast the previous map with the map used for 1982 elections.

The primary election on June 8, 1982 determined which candidates appeared on the November 2, 1982 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.[1] General election results can be obtained here.[2]

Following the previous election in 1980, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 29 seats to Democrats' 21 seats.

To take control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 5 Senate seats.

Democrats flipped control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1982 general election, with Democrats holding 28 seats and Republicans having 22 seats after the election (a net gain of 7 seats for the Democrats).

Summary of Results
  • NOTE: 21 of the 25 even-numbered districts did not have elections in 1982 so they are not listed here.
  • Also note, an asterisk (*) after a Senator's name indicates they were an incumbent re-elected, but to a new district number due to redistricting.
State Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1st Lucas DeKoster Rep Milo Colton Democratic
2nd Richard Vande Hoef Rep Donald V. Doyle*[lower-alpha 1] Democratic
3rd Arne F. Waldstein Rep Douglas J. Ritsema Republican
5th Ray Taylor Rep Arne F. Waldstein*[lower-alpha 2] Republican
6th Alvin V. Miller Dem Lee Warren Holt Republican
7th Arthur Gratias Rep C. Joseph Coleman*[lower-alpha 3] Democratic
9th Dale L. Tieden Rep Ray Taylor*[lower-alpha 4] Republican
11th Stephen W. Bisenius Rep John W. Jensen*[lower-alpha 5] Republican
13th Arthur R. Kudart Rep Thomas A. Lind Republican
15th Robert Rush Dem Arthur Gratias*[lower-alpha 6] Republican
16th James V. Gallagher Dem Dale L. Tieden*[lower-alpha 7] Republican
17th Richard L. Comito Rep Joseph J. Welsh Democratic
19th John W. Jensen Rep Norman J. Goodwin*[lower-alpha 8] Republican
21st John S. Murray Rep Patrick J. Deluhery*[lower-alpha 9] Democratic
23rd C. Joseph Coleman Dem Arthur A. Small*[lower-alpha 10] Democratic
24th Elvie C. Dreeszen Rep Hurley Hall Democratic
25th Clarence S. Carney Rep Wally Horn Democratic
27th Jack W. Hester Rep Joe Brown*[lower-alpha 11] Democratic
29th Norman Rodgers Dem Jack Rife Republican
31st Gary L. Baugher Rep Lowell Junkins*[lower-alpha 12] Democratic
33rd Julia Gentleman Rep Donald Gettings Democratic
35th Joe Brown Dem Bill Dieleman Democratic
37th Arthur A. Small Dem Charles Hughes Bruner Democratic
39th Norman J. Goodwin Rep William D. Palmer*[lower-alpha 13] Democratic
41st Patrick J. Deluhery Dem Julia Gentleman*[lower-alpha 14] Republican
43rd Lowell Junkins Dem Thomas Mann Democratic
45th Sue Yenger Rep Norman Rodgers*[lower-alpha 15] Democratic
47th Richard Ramsey Rep Calvin Hultman*[lower-alpha 16] Republican
49th Calvin Hultman Rep Jack W. Hester*[lower-alpha 17] Republican

Source:[3]

Detailed Results
  • Reminder: All odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election to full four-year terms in 1982, as well as four even-numbered seats that had elections for two-year terms due to the oddities caused by redistricting. All other even-numbered districts did not have elections in 1982 & are not shown.

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 • District 41 • District 43 • District 45 • District 47 • District 49

  • Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).

District 1
Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Milo Colton 10,258 60.5
Republican Clarence S. Carney (incumbent)[lower-alpha 18] 6,687 39.5
Total votes 16,945 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 2
Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald V. Doyle (incumbent)[lower-alpha 1] 9,606 51.8
Republican Elvie Dreeszen (incumbent)[lower-alpha 19] 8,938 48.2
Total votes 18,544 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 3
Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Douglas Ritsema 12,046 97.0
Independent Garry De Young 367 3.0
Total votes 12,413 100.0
Republican hold

District 5
Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arne Waldstein (incumbent)[lower-alpha 2] 10,270 51.9
Democratic Tom Grau 9,524 48.1
Total votes 19,794 100.0
Republican hold

District 6
Iowa Senate, District 6 Democratic Primary Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dick Kibbie 1,678 67.9
Democratic Robert A. Krause 792 32.1
Total votes 2,470 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Holt 10,444 51.7
Democratic Dick Kibbie 9,768 48.3
Total votes 20,212 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 7
Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic C. Joseph Coleman (incumbent)[lower-alpha 3] 10,946 56.2
Republican Dave Jones 8,534 43.8
Total votes 19,480 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 9
Iowa Senate, District 9 Democratic Primary Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darlene Riggs 1,785 55.9
Democratic John Clemons 1,407 44.1
Total votes 3,192 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Taylor (incumbent)[lower-alpha 4] 10,965 55.2
Democratic Darlene Riggs 8,905 44.8
Total votes 19,870 100.0
Republican hold

District 11
Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John W. Jensen (incumbent)[lower-alpha 5] 14,846 100.0
Total votes 14,846 100.0
Republican hold

District 13
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas A. Lind 12,263 53.4
Democratic Frank Alexander 10,693 46.6
Total votes 22,956 100.0
Republican hold

District 15
Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur Gratias (incumbent)[lower-alpha 6] 12,327 57.5
Democratic Gary Bernau 9,103 42.5
Total votes 21,430 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 16
Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dale L. Tieden (incumbent)[lower-alpha 7] 13,045 100.0
Total votes 13,045 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 17
Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe J. Welsh 11,027 100.0
Total votes 11,027 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 19
Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norman J. Goodwin (incumbent)[lower-alpha 8] 11,044 58.2
Democratic Patrick Leo Mullen 7,938 41.8
Total votes 18,982 100.0
Republican hold

District 21
Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick J. Deluhery (incumbent)[lower-alpha 9] 10,827 63.0
Republican Gloria Grilk 6,358 37.0
Total votes 17,185 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 23
Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Arthur A. Small (incumbent)[lower-alpha 10] 14,694 64.2
Republican Phillip E. Jacks 8,196 35.8
Total votes 22,890 100.0
Democratic hold

District 24
Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hurley W. Hall 11,451 56.4
Republican Harvey W. Fascher 8,838 43.6
Total votes 20,289 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 25
Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wally E. Horn 11,502 56.4
Republican Robert M.L. Johnson 8,889 43.6
Total votes 20,391 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 27
Iowa Senate, District 27 Republican Primary Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Kirkpatrick 1,112 49.0
Republican Eugene Long 676 29.8
Republican Benita Dilley 480 21.2
Total votes 2,268 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Brown (incumbent)[lower-alpha 11] 11,179 52.7
Republican Donald L. Kirkpatrick 10,023 47.3
Total votes 21,202 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 29
Iowa Senate, District 29 Republican Primary Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Rife 1,194 60.2
Republican James Bryson Clements 791 39.8
Total votes 1,985 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Rife 8,841 54.1
Democratic Michael E. Brown 7,152 43.7
Independent Otto Nealson 356 2.2
Total votes 16,349 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 31
Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lowell Junkins (incumbent)[lower-alpha 12] 11,597 100.0
Total votes 11,597 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 33
Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don E. Gettings 11,478 55.1
Republican Sue Yenger (incumbent)[lower-alpha 20] 9,354 44.9
Total votes 20,832 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 35
Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Dieleman 11,757 58.9
Republican Norman Roorda 8,216 41.1
Total votes 19,973 100.0
Democratic hold

District 37
Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Bruner 14,218 63.5
Republican Marvin J. Walter 8,159 36.5
Total votes 22,377 100.0
Democratic hold

District 39
Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William D. Palmer (incumbent)[lower-alpha 13] 12,049 56.8
Republican Gary L. Baugher (incumbent)[lower-alpha 21] 9,175 43.2
Total votes 21,224 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 41
Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julia Gentleman (incumbent)[lower-alpha 14] 13,292 57.1
Democratic Michael B. Heller 9,969 42.9
Total votes 23,261 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 43
Iowa Senate, District 43 Democratic Primary Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Mann, Jr. 2,785 41.7
Democratic Bobby Baker 1,889 28.3
Democratic George Wennerberg 1,079 16.1
Democratic Carlie Brien 926 13.9
Total votes 6,679 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Mann, Jr. 11,516 57.0
Republican JoAnn Trucano 8,704 43.0
Total votes 20,220 100.0
Democratic hold

District 45
Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norman Rodgers (incumbent)[lower-alpha 15] 12,375 57.2
Republican Robert M. Phillips, Sr. 9,252 42.8
Total votes 21,627 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 47
Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Calvin Hultman (incumbent)[lower-alpha 16] 10,197 60.5
Democratic John M. Kuster 6,654 39.5
Total votes 16,851 100.0
Republican hold

District 49
Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack W. Hester (incumbent)[lower-alpha 17] 10,090 54.7
Democratic Donald J. Sonntag 8,354 45.3
Total votes 18,444 100.0
Republican hold
  1. Redistricted from district 26 to 2.
  2. Redistricted from district 3 to 5.
  3. Redistricted from district 23 to 7.
  4. Redistricted from district 5 to 9.
  5. Redistricted from district 19 to 11.
  6. Redistricted from district 7 to 15.
  7. Redistricted from district 9 to 16.
  8. Redistricted from district 39 to 19.
  9. Redistricted from district 41 to 21.
  10. Redistricted from district 37 to 23.
  11. Redistricted from district 35 to 27.
  12. Redistricted from district 43 to 31.
  13. Redistricted from district 32 to 39.
  14. Redistricted from district 33 to 41.
  15. Redistricted from district 29 to 45.
  16. Redistricted from district 49 to 47.
  17. Redistricted from district 27 to 49.
  18. Redistricted from district 25 to 1.
  19. Redistricted from district 24 to 2.
  20. Redistricted from district 45 to 33.
  21. Redistricted from district 31 to 39.
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See also

References
  1. "Primary Election 1982 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  2. "General Election 1982 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  3. "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
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