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1982Final results

1982 election for Iowa House District 48

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Darrell Hanson (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Maurice Hennessey (D) by 10.2 points.

Darrell HansonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.1%5,293
44.9%4,313
9,606 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

EvenR+18.91974R+28.91976R+20.41980R+10.21982R+8.81984R+27.51986

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