1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa Governor
Governor · Iowa
Terry E. Branstad (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Roxanne Conlin (D) by 6.3 points.
Terry E. BranstadRepublican · winner
53.2%548,313
Roxanne ConlinDemocrat
46.8%483,291
1,031,604 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET