1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 8
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Kenneth Degroot (R) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Dennis Tangeman (D) by 50.0 points.
Kenneth DegrootRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.0%6,425
Dennis TangemanDemocrat
25.0%2,139
8,564 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