1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 82
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Bob Arnould (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Douglas Weichman (R) by 20.1 points.
Bob ArnouldDemocrat · winner
60.0%3,525
Douglas WeichmanRepublican
40.0%2,347
5,873 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET