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1982 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1982 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

Tom Harkin won the 1982 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. Tom Harkin received 93,333 popular votes (58.86%). The main challenger was Arlyn E. Danker (41.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Harkin and Danker

Harkin +17.7 pts · won by 28,133 votes
Tom HarkinDemocraticWINNER58.86%
93,333 votes
Arlyn E. DankerRepublican41.12%
65,200 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.