1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa Senate District 39
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
William D. Palmer (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Gary L. Baugher (R) by 13.5 points.
William D. PalmerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%12,049
Gary L. BaugherRepublican
43.2%9,175
21,224 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