1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa Senate District 27
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Joe Brown (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Kirkpatrick (R) by 5.5 points.
Joe BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.7%11,179
Donald L. KirkpatrickRepublican
47.3%10,023
21,203 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