1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa Senate District 49
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Jack W. Hester (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Sonntag (D) by 9.4 points.
Jack W. HesterRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%10,090
Donald J. SonntagDemocrat
45.3%8,354
18,444 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