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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Iowa House District 26

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

John McIntee (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Stephen J. Rapp (D) by 7.6 points.

John McInteeRepublican · winner
53.8%6,552
Stephen J. RappDemocrat · incumbent
46.2%5,622
12,174 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+20.71976R+7.61978R+10.91980R+7.61982R+26.21984D+4.71986

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