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1982 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1982 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

Cooper Evans won the 1982 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. Cooper Evans received 104,072 popular votes (55.45%). The main challenger was Lynn G. Cutler (44.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Evans and Cutler

Evans +10.9 pts · won by 20,491 votes
Cooper EvansRepublicanWINNER55.45%
104,072 votes
Lynn G. CutlerDemocratic44.53%
83,581 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.