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1982Final results

1982 election for Iowa House District 4

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Wayne Bennett (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Lyle Scheelhaase (D) by 9.9 points.

Wayne BennettRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%5,478
45.1%4,492
9,970 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+16.51976R+3.71978R+38.61980R+9.91982R+11.31988R+16.11992

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