| Election Name: | 1982 Iowa Senate election |
| Country: | Iowa |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Iowa (variant).svg |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1980 Iowa Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 1980 |
| Next Election: | 1984 Iowa Senate election |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Seats For Election: | 29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1982 |
| Leader1: | Lowell Junkins |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | 31st |
| Last Election1: | 21 |
| Seats Before1: | 21 |
| Seat Change1: | 7 |
| Seats After1: | 28 |
| Leader2: | Calvin Hultman |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 47th |
| Last Election2: | 29 |
| Seats Before2: | 29 |
| Seat Change2: | 7 |
| Seats After2: | 22 |
| Majority Leader | |
| Before Election: | Calvin Hultman |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | Lowell Junkins |
| After Party: | Democratic |
The 1982 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1982 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 29 of the state senate's 50 districts—all 25 of the odd-numbered seats were up for regularly-scheduled elections to four-year terms and, due to the oddities of redistricting following the 1980 Census, four of the even-numbered seats were up as well. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats traditionally up for election each cycle.
The Iowa General Assembly provides statewide maps of each district. To compare the effect of the 1981 redistricting process on the location of each district, contrast the previous map with the map used for 1982 elections.
The primary election on June 8, 1982 determined which candidates appeared on the November 2, 1982 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.[1] General election results can be obtained here.[2]
Following the previous election in 1980, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 29 seats to Democrats' 21 seats.
To take control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 5 Senate seats.
Democrats flipped control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1982 general election, with Democrats holding 28 seats and Republicans having 22 seats after the election (a net gain of 7 seats for the Democrats).
In 1982, after winning his election in the forty-third senatorial district, Thomas Mann became the first Black person elected to the Iowa Senate.
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