2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa House District 83
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Jerry Kearns (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating James Steffen (R) by 27.4 points.
Jerry KearnsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%9,447
James SteffenRepublican
36.2%5,373
14,849 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET