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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Iowa House District 41

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Tom Fey (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Jo Smith (R) by 18.6 points.

Tom FeyDemocrat · winner
59.3%4,695
Jo SmithRepublican · incumbent
40.7%3,222
7,917 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+30.51976D+2.81978D+10.41980D+18.61982D+20.31984D+23.81986

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