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