1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa Senate District 5
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Arne Waldstein (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Grau (D) by 3.8 points.
Arne WaldsteinRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%10,270
Tom GrauDemocrat
48.1%9,524
19,794 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