1982Final results
1982 election for Iowa Senate District 9
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Ray Taylor (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Darlene Riggs (D) by 10.4 points.
Ray TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%10,965
Darlene RiggsDemocrat
44.8%8,905
19,870 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