1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 56
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Betty A. Hoffmanbright (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Rich Landis (D) by 21.2 points.
Betty A. HoffmanbrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%4,520
Rich LandisDemocrat
39.4%2,938
7,459 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