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1982Final results

1982 election for Iowa House District 9

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Ruhl Maulsby (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Dale L. Schnirring (D) by 6.8 points.

Ruhl MaulsbyRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%5,197
46.6%4,531
9,728 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

EvenR+21.01974R+27.41976R+6.81982R+13.51984R+8.71988R+27.41990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET