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2012Final results

2012 election for Iowa House District 82

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Curt Hanson (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating James F. Johnson (R) by 18.0 points.

Curt HansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%8,613
40.9%5,984
14,613 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+39.31996R+29.42000R+24.32002D+18.02012D+3.52014R+0.32018

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