1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 82
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Bob Arnould (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Vancamp (R) by 5.1 points.
Bob ArnouldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%4,817
Michael J. VancampRepublican
47.5%4,351
9,168 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET