Iowa's eighty-second state house district is represented by Republican Representative Jeff Shipley.

Iowa state representatives represent an average of 30,464 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 29,293 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Iowa legislators assume office the first day of January after their election.

Qualifications

The Iowa Constitution states, "No person shall be a member of the house of representatives who shall not have attained the age of twenty-one years, be a citizen of the United States, and shall have been an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding his election, and at the time of his election shall have had an actual residence of sixty days in the county, or district he may have been chosen to represent."

Salaries

Vacancies

If a vacancy occurs in the house, the Governor must call for a special election within five days of the vacancy. If the vacancy happens in session, the Governor must call for an election as soon as possible with a minimum 18 day notice. All other special elections require a 45 day notice as long the election does not happen on the same day of a school election.

2016 pivot county

This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Iowa House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 2, 2020. The filing deadline is March 13, 2020.

2018

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

2017

A special election for the position of Iowa House of Representatives District 82 was held on August 8, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was July 14, 2017. The seat became vacant following incumbent Curt Hanson's (D) death from cancer on June 16, 2017.

Four candidates qualified to run in the August 8 election. The candidates who successfully filed were Republican Travis Harris, Democrat Phil Miller, Libertarian Joshua Miller, and Constitution Party candidate Edward T. Hee III.

Travis Harris and Phil Miller were nominated at their respective party nominating conventions. Miller was unopposed at the Democratic convention, while Harris faced four challengers at the Republican convention and did not secure the nomination until the fourth round of voting. Jeff Shipley, the 2014 Republican nominee who challenged Hanson, also sought the Republican nomination.

The election featured a number of television advertisements to support the Harris and Phil Miller campaigns. Advertisements supporting Harris highlighted his background in agriculture and said that Miller supported allowing transgender students to access bathrooms not corresponding with their biological sex. Advertisements supporting Miller highlighted his career in veterinary medicine and said that Harris failed to pay his property taxes in the past.

In 2017, the district had divided political loyalties. As of July 2017, there were 6,627 active registered Republicans, 6,253 Democrats, and 5,731 voters without partisan affiliation. In the 2016 presidential election, it voted for Donald Trump (R) over Hillary Clinton (D) by a 21.3 percent margin. However, in the 2012 presidential election, it voted for Barack Obama (D) over Mitt Romney (R) by a 1.8 percent margin. It intersects with Jefferson County, which is one of the country's 206 Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012 and for Trump in 2016.

Hanson was unopposed in the 2016 general election. However, he narrowly defeated Republican Jeff Shipley in 2014, winning by a margin of 51.7 percent to 48.3 percent. In 2012, he defeated Republican James F. Johnson by a margin of 59 percent to 41 percent. He had represented the district since winning a closely-contested special election in 2009.

Phil Miller won the special election on August 8.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 82, Special Election, 2017

2016

Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.

Incumbent Curt Hanson ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 82 general election.
Incumbent Curt Hanson ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 82 Democratic primary.

2014

Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Curt Hanson was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jeff Shipley was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hanson faced Shipley in the general election. Incumbent Hanson defeated Shipley in the general election.

Iowa House of Representatives District 82, General Election, 2014

2012

Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 5, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 16, 2012. Incumbent Curt Hanson (D) defeated James F. Johnson (R) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 82, General Election, 2012

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 82 raised a total of $545,171. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $36,345 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 82