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1982Final results

1982 election for Iowa Senate District 41

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Julia B. Gentleman (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Michael B. Heller (D) by 14.3 points.

Julia B. GentlemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%13,292
42.9%9,969
23,261 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

EvenD+39.01974D+14.01978R+14.31982R+13.21986R+6.31990R+6.91992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET