1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 40
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Don Hermann (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Gretchen Hurt (D) by 15.8 points.
Don HermannRepublican · winner
57.9%5,734
Gretchen HurtDemocrat
42.1%4,172
9,906 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