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1982Final results

1982 election for Iowa House District 14

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Dale M. Cochran (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Lynn J. Kent (R) by 28.2 points.

Dale M. CochranDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%6,027
Lynn J. KentRepublican
35.9%3,376
9,405 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

EvenD+3.41976R+16.61978R+0.41980D+28.21982D+26.41984D+4.61986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET