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1984Final results

1984 election for Iowa Senate District 26

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

James D. Wells (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Kenneth D. Feeney (R) by 21.8 points.

James D. WellsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%16,400
39.1%10,528
26,936 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

EvenR+1.71972D+0.11976D+6.01980D+21.81984D+17.11988R+20.21992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET