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1982Final results

1982 election for Iowa House District 97

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Wendell C. Pellett (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Georgia A. Sievers (D) by 23.7 points.

Wendell C. PellettRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%6,186
38.1%3,813
9,999 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+32.51976R+47.61978R+28.61980R+23.71982R+10.11988R+7.31990

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