1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 16
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Clifford Branstad (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Ruth A. Bolie (D) by 24.6 points.
Clifford BranstadRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%6,256
Ruth A. BolieDemocrat
37.7%3,783
10,039 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