1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 63
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
George R. Swearingen (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Lisandro Thorpe (D) by 15.6 points.
George R. SwearingenRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%5,456
Lisandro ThorpeDemocrat
42.2%3,983
9,440 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