1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa Senate District 29
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Jack Rife (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Michael E. Brown (D) by 10.3 points.
Jack RifeRepublican · winner
54.1%8,841
Michael E. BrownDemocrat
43.7%7,152
Otto NealsonOther party
2.2%356
16,349 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