1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa Senate District 21
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Patrick J. Deluhery (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Gloria Grilk (R) by 26.0 points.
Patrick J. DeluheryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%10,827
Gloria GrilkRepublican
37.0%6,358
17,185 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