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1982Final results

1982 election for Iowa House District 66

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Daniel Jay (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Douglas P. Bailey (R) by 32.4 points.

Daniel JayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%6,556
33.8%3,350
9,908 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

EvenR+3.51976R+37.41978R+34.01980D+32.41982D+40.71984D+24.91988

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