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1982Final results

1982 election for Iowa House District 20

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

John Groninga (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating F. Stanley Davis (R) by 10.9 points.

John GroningaDemocrat · winner
55.5%6,164
44.5%4,949
11,113 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+3.11976D+10.81978D+10.61980D+10.91982D+33.01984D+9.21992

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