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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Iowa House District 62

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

William R. Sullivan (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating John H. Clark (R) by 7.3 points.

William R. SullivanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%4,879
John H. ClarkRepublican · incumbent
46.4%4,217
9,096 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

EvenD+23.81976D+14.91978R+1.41980D+7.31982D+7.81984D+6.41986

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