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1982Final results

1982 election for Iowa House District 2

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Al Sturgeon (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Harland T. Minscer (R) by 32.3 points.

Al SturgeonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%5,278
33.9%2,702
7,981 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

EvenR+0.31974R+28.21978R+39.11980D+32.31982D+32.11984D+8.51986

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