1992Final results
1992 election for Iowa House District 82
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Joan L. Hester (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Shawn Shea (D) by 10.2 points.
Joan L. HesterRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.1%6,615
Shawn SheaDemocrat
44.9%5,387
12,002 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET