1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 49
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Kay Chapman (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Scott (R) by 12.7 points.
Kay ChapmanDemocrat · winner
56.3%6,022
Bill ScottRepublican
43.6%4,661
10,690 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