1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 12
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Josephine Gruhn (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Wayne W. Soule (R) by 1.3 points.
Josephine GruhnDemocrat · winner
50.6%4,945
Wayne W. SouleRepublican
49.4%4,822
9,767 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