1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 28
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Donald D. Avenson (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Leo Bodensteiner (R) by 7.7 points.
Donald D. AvensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.8%5,866
Leo BodensteinerRepublican
46.2%5,031
10,897 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