1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 47
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Myron B. Oxley (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Patrick J. Obrien (R) by 9.2 points.
Myron B. OxleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%6,034
Patrick J. ObrienRepublican
45.4%5,021
11,059 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