1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa Senate District 45
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Norman Rodgers (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Phillips Sr. (R) by 14.4 points.
Norman RodgersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%12,375
Robert M. Phillips Sr.Republican
42.8%9,252
21,627 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