1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Iowa Senate District 2
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Donald V. Doyle (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Elvie Dreeszen (R) by 3.6 points.
Donald V. DoyleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.8%9,606
Elvie DreeszenRepublican · incumbent
48.2%8,938
18,544 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