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1996Final results

1996 election for Iowa House District 82

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Donna M. Barry (R) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Tom Brooks (D) by 39.3 points.

Donna M. BarryRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.6%8,626
Tom BrooksDemocrat
30.4%3,761
12,387 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+32.51982R+10.21992R+39.01994R+39.31996R+29.42000R+24.32002

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