1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa Senate District 35
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Bill Dieleman (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Norman Roorda (R) by 17.7 points.
Bill DielemanDemocrat · winner
58.9%11,757
Norman RoordaRepublican
41.1%8,216
19,973 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