1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 42
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Bob Arnould (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Joe Rodriguez (R) by 31.4 points.
Bob ArnouldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%5,991
Joe RodriguezRepublican
34.3%3,127
9,118 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