1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 75
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Ward Handorf (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Ralph Howe (D) by 1.0 points.
Ward HandorfRepublican · winner
50.3%5,489
Ralph HoweDemocrat
49.3%5,385
Dyann J. FailorLibertarian
0.4%40
10,914 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