1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Iowa House District 29
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Betty Jean Clark (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Rollin K. Howell (D) by 2.1 points.
Betty Jean ClarkRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.0%5,549
Rollin K. HowellDemocrat · incumbent
49.0%5,322
10,871 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