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1982Final results

1982 election for Iowa Senate District 7

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

C. Joseph Coleman (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Dave Jones (R) by 12.4 points.

C. Joseph ColemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%10,946
Dave JonesRepublican
43.8%8,534
19,480 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

EvenR+9.81978D+12.41982D+30.41986D+0.11990D+4.61994R+3.01998

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