1984Final results
1984 election for Iowa House District 86
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Gary Sherzan (D) won re-election with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Merle E. Newman (R) by 29.5 points.
Gary SherzanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%7,728
Merle E. NewmanRepublican
35.2%4,204
11,933 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)