1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Iowa House District 89
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Jo Ann Zimmerman (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Virginia Poffenberger (R) by 8.9 points.
Jo Ann ZimmermanDemocrat · winner
54.4%5,858
Virginia PoffenbergerRepublican · incumbent
45.6%4,902
10,760 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