1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Iowa Senate District 33
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Don Gettings (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Sue Yenger (R) by 10.2 points.
Don GettingsDemocrat · winner
55.1%11,478
Sue YengerRepublican · incumbent
44.9%9,354
20,832 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