1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 55
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Virgil E. Corey (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating James E. Kauffman (D) by 3.8 points.
Virgil E. CoreyRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%4,595
James E. KauffmanDemocrat
48.1%4,255
8,850 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