1984Final results
1984 election for Iowa Senate District 36
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
John Soorholtz (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Bert Permar (D) by 13.2 points.
John SoorholtzRepublican · winner
56.6%14,772
Bert PermarDemocrat
43.4%11,331
26,105 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET