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1982Final results

1982 election for Iowa House District 24

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Harlan W. Gerpen (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Jane Teaford (D) by 1.3 points.

Harlan W. GerpenRepublican · winner
50.6%5,909
Jane TeafordDemocrat
49.4%5,763
11,672 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+8.31976D+2.61978R+4.31980R+1.31982D+1.11984D+10.71986

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