1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa Senate District 47
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Calvin O. Hultman (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating John M. Kuster (D) by 21.0 points.
Calvin O. HultmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%10,197
John M. KusterDemocrat
39.5%6,654
16,851 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