1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 1
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
James D. Okane (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Willis Junker (R) by 18.5 points.
James D. OkaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%5,145
Willis JunkerRepublican
40.7%3,536
8,681 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET