1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Iowa Senate District 1
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Milo Colton (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Clarence Carney (R) by 21.1 points.
Milo ColtonDemocrat · winner
60.5%10,258
Clarence CarneyRepublican · incumbent
39.5%6,687
16,946 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