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1982 Iowa U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1982 Iowa U.S. House District 4 Election?

Neal Smith won the 1982 Iowa U.S. House District 4 Election. Neal Smith received 118,849 popular votes (66.04%). The main challenger was Dave Readinger (33.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Readinger

Smith +32.4 pts · won by 58,315 votes
Neal SmithDemocraticWINNER66.04%
118,849 votes
Dave ReadingerRepublican33.64%
60,534 votes
William R. Douglassocialist party of iowa0.32%
584 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.