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1982Final results

1982 election for Iowa Senate District 13

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Thomas A. Lind (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Frank Alexander (D) by 6.8 points.

Thomas A. LindRepublican · winner
53.4%12,263
46.6%10,693
22,957 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+19.01972D+14.41974R+15.11978R+6.81982R+12.61986R+26.91990

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