1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 7
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Lester D. Menke (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Curt Anderson (D) by 19.5 points.
Lester D. MenkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%5,835
Curt AndersonDemocrat
40.2%3,928
9,764 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