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1986 general · November 4, 1986

1986 general election results

Results of the 1986 general election in 50 states: U.S. Senate, Governors, U.S. House, State legislatures.

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Races5,954
Changed party420
Unopposed33%1,962 races
Incumbents defeated291

U.S. Senate

D 20 · R 14 · 8 changed party

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
AlabamaRichard C. Shelby (D)0.6Flipped
AlaskaFrank Murkowski (R)9.9
ArizonaJohn McCain (R)21.0
ArkansasDale Bumpers (D)24.6
CaliforniaAlan Cranston (D)1.4
ColoradoTimothy Wirth (D)1.6
ConnecticutChristopher Dodd (D)29.9
FloridaBob Graham (D)9.5Flipped
GeorgiaWyche Fowler (D)1.8Flipped
HawaiiDaniel K. Inouye (D)47.1
IdahoSteven Symms (R)3.1
IllinoisAlan Dixon (D)31.4
IndianaDan Quayle (R)22.1
IowaChuck Grassley (R)32.5
KansasRobert Dole (R)40.1
KentuckyWendell Ford (D)48.8
LouisianaJohn Breaux (D)5.6
MarylandBarbara A. Mikulski (D)21.4Flipped
MissouriChristopher Bond (R)5.3Flipped
NevadaHarry Reid (D)5.5Flipped
New HampshireWarren Rudman (R)30.6
New YorkAlfonse D’Amato (R)14.6
North Carolina (special)Terry Sanford (D)1.8
North DakotaKent Conrad (D)0.7
OhioJohn Glenn (D)24.9
OklahomaDon Nickles (R)10.4
OregonRobert Packwood (R)26.9
PennsylvaniaArlen Specter (R)13.6
South CarolinaErnest Hollings (D)27.5
South DakotaThomas Daschle (D)3.2Flipped
UtahE. J. "jake" Garn (R)45.8
VermontPatrick J. Leahy (D)28.7
WashingtonBrockman Adams (D)2.0Flipped
WisconsinRobert Kasten (R)3.5

Governors

D 19 · R 17 · 14 changed party

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
AlabamaGuy Hunt (R)12.9Flipped
AlaskaSteve Cowper (D)4.9
ArizonaEvan Mecham (R)5.2Flipped
ArkansasBill Clinton (D)27.8
CaliforniaGeorge Deukmejian (R)23.7
ColoradoRoy Romer (D)17.3
ConnecticutWilliam A. O'Neill (D)17.0
FloridaBob Martinez (R)9.1Flipped
GeorgiaJoe Frank Harris (D)41.0
HawaiiJohn Waihee (D)3.9
IdahoCecil D. Andrus (D)0.9
IllinoisJames R. Thompson (R)12.7
IowaTerry E. Branstad (R)3.9
KansasMike Hayden (R)3.8Flipped
MaineJohn R. McKernan Jr. (R)9.7Flipped
MarylandWilliam D. Schaefer (D)64.7
MassachusettsMichael S. Dukakis (D)37.6
MichiganJames J. Blanchard (D)36.8
MinnesotaRudy Perpich (D)13.1
NebraskaKay Orr (R)5.9Flipped
NevadaRichard Bryan (D)48.4
New HampshireJohn H. Sununu (R)7.4
New MexicoGarrey E. Carruthers (R)6.1Flipped
New YorkMario Cuomo (D)34.1
OhioRichard F. Celeste (D)21.2
OklahomaHenry Bellmon (R)2.9Flipped
OregonNeil Goldschmidt (D)4.0Flipped
PennsylvaniaRobert Casey (D)2.4Flipped
Rhode IslandEdward Diprete (R)33.3
South CarolinaCarroll Campbell (R)3.1Flipped
South DakotaGeorge S. Mickelson (R)3.6
TennesseeNed McWherter (D)8.5Flipped
TexasWilliam P. Clements (R)6.7Flipped
VermontMadeline Kunin (D)8.8
WisconsinTommy G. Thompson (R)6.6Flipped
WyomingMike Sullivan (D)7.9

U.S. House

D 258 · R 177 · 21 changed party

State legislatures

D 3,703 · R 2,489 · Other 29 · 377 changed party

ChamberRacesSeats wonChanged party
Alabama House of Representatives105D 89 · R 1610
Alabama State Senate35D 30 · R 53
Alaska House of Representatives27D 24 · R 163
Alaska State Senate10D 5 · R 55
Arizona House of Representatives30D 24 · R 36—
Arizona State Senate30D 11 · R 191
Arkansas House of Representatives84D 91 · R 9—
Arkansas State Senate17D 15 · R 2—
California State Assembly80D 44 · R 363
California State Senate20D 14 · R 5 · Other 12
Colorado House of Representatives65D 25 · R 409
Colorado State Senate17D 6 · R 111
Connecticut House of Representatives151D 92 · R 5930
Connecticut State Senate36D 25 · R 1113
Delaware House of Representatives41D 19 · R 224
Delaware State Senate11D 7 · R 4—
Florida House of Representatives120D 75 · R 4510
Florida State Senate22D 13 · R 97
Georgia House of Representatives154D 152 · R 273
Georgia State Senate55D 45 · R 101
Hawaii House of Representatives51D 40 · R 112
Hawaii State Senate12D 11 · R 11
Idaho House of Representatives33D 17 · R 55—
Idaho State Senate33D 14 · R 193
Illinois House of Representatives118D 67 · R 512
Illinois State Senate40D 23 · R 172
Indiana House of Representatives77D 48 · R 527
Indiana State Senate25D 13 · R 122
Iowa House of Representatives100D 58 · R 4210
Iowa State Senate25D 15 · R 101
Kansas House of Representatives125D 51 · R 744
Kentucky House of Representatives100D 73 · R 275
Kentucky State Senate20D 16 · R 4—
Maine House of Representatives151D 86 · R 6516
Maine State Senate35D 20 · R 156
Maryland House of Delegates63D 124 · R 17—
Maryland State Senate47D 40 · R 71
Massachusetts House of Representatives160D 126 · R 33 · Other 14
Massachusetts State Senate37D 30 · R 71
Michigan House of Representatives110D 64 · R 4611
Michigan State Senate38D 18 · R 202
Minnesota House of Representatives134D 83 · R 5118
Minnesota State Senate67D 47 · R 207
Missouri House of Representatives163D 111 · R 529
Missouri State Senate17D 10 · R 7—
Montana House of Representatives100D 49 · R 5111
Montana State Senate25D 12 · R 133
Nebraska Legislature24Other 24—
Nevada State Assembly42D 29 · R 1312
Nevada State Senate10D 4 · R 64
New Hampshire House of Representatives175D 133 · R 2679
New Hampshire State Senate24D 8 · R 164
New Mexico House of Representatives70D 47 · R 234
New Mexico State Senate2D 1 · R 1—
New York State Assembly150D 92 · R 56 · Other 26
New York State Senate61D 26 · R 35—
North Carolina House of Representatives72D 81 · R 39—
North Carolina State Senate35D 40 · R 102
North Dakota House of Representatives51D 45 · R 61—
North Dakota State Senate27D 18 · R 95
Ohio House of Representatives99D 60 · R 391
Ohio State Senate18D 12 · R 62
Oklahoma House of Representatives101D 70 · R 3110
Oklahoma State Senate25D 17 · R 83
Oregon House of Representatives60D 31 · R 295
Oregon State Senate15D 9 · R 63
Pennsylvania House of Representatives203D 103 · R 1002
Pennsylvania State Senate25D 13 · R 121
Rhode Island House of Representatives100D 80 · R 207
Rhode Island State Senate50D 38 · R 122
South Carolina House of Representatives123D 91 · R 326
South Dakota House of Representatives35D 22 · R 48—
South Dakota State Senate35D 12 · R 234
Tennessee House of Representatives99D 61 · R 383
Tennessee State Senate17D 11 · R 6—
Texas House of Representatives150D 94 · R 566
Texas State Senate16D 13 · R 3—
Utah House of Representatives75D 27 · R 4813
Utah State Senate15D 4 · R 112
Vermont House of Representatives87D 65 · R 69 · Other 1—
Vermont State Senate13D 19 · R 11—
Washington House of Representatives98D 61 · R 379
Washington State Senate24D 13 · R 112
West Virginia House of Delegates40D 78 · R 223
West Virginia State Senate16D 13 · R 47
Wisconsin State Assembly99D 54 · R 454
Wisconsin State Senate17D 10 · R 71
Wyoming House of Representatives23D 20 · R 44—
Wyoming State Senate12D 6 · R 92

By state

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); English Wikipedia; Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab