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1982Final results

1982 election for Iowa Senate District 19

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Norman J. Goodwin (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Patrick Leo Mullen (D) by 16.4 points.

Norman J. GoodwinRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%11,044
41.8%7,938
18,982 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+14.01974R+23.71978R+16.41982R+15.51986R+7.91990R+14.22002

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