1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Iowa's 6th District
U.S. House · Iowa
Frederick Grandy (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Clayton Hodgson (D) by 1.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Frederick GrandyRepublican · winner
50.9%81,861
Clayton HodgsonDemocrat
49.0%78,807
160,679 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Clayton HodgsonFrederick Grandy
$407.7K
Raised by the campaign
$680.2K
$407.9K
Spent by the campaign
$677.1K
-$255
Cash on hand
$3.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1986.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1986