1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa House District 82
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Dorothy F. Carpenter (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating John J. Scieszinski (D) by 32.5 points.
Dorothy F. CarpenterRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.3%8,553
John J. ScieszinskiDemocrat
33.7%4,356
12,909 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