1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Iowa House District 87
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Joyce Lonergan (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Sonja Egenes (R) by 11.5 points.
Joyce LonerganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.8%6,007
Sonja EgenesRepublican · incumbent
44.2%4,766
10,773 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