1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa House District 86
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
John H. Clark (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Hank Gehrt (D) by 31.3 points.
John H. ClarkRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%7,467
Hank GehrtDemocrat
34.3%3,905
11,372 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET