1986 general · November 4, 1986

1986 Iowa election results

Every race on Iowa's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.

Races133

Changed party13

Unopposed34%45 races

Incumbents defeated4

U.S. Senate

R 1

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
Iowa	Chuck Grassley (R)	32.5

R 1

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
Iowa	Terry E. Branstad (R)	3.9

D 2 · R 4 · 2 changed party

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
IA-1	James Leach (R)	32.8
IA-2	Thomas Tauke (R)	22.7
IA-3	David Nagle (D)	9.2	Flipped
IA-4	Neal Smith (D)	36.7
IA-5	James Lightfoot (R)	18.4
IA-6	Frederick Grandy (R)	1.9	Flipped

D 15 · R 10 · 1 changed party

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
SD-1	Al Sturgeon (D)	5.5
SD-3	Wilmer Rensink (R)	27.5
SD-5	Linn Fuhrman (R)	2.6
SD-7	C. Joseph Coleman (D)	30.4
SD-9	Ray Taylor (R)	19.2
SD-11	John W. Jensen (R)	Unopposed
SD-13	Jim Lind (R)	12.6
SD-15	Kenneth D. Scott (D)	1.3	Flipped
SD-17	Joe Welsh (D)	Unopposed
SD-19	Norman J. Goodwin (R)	15.5
SD-21	Patrick J. Deluhery (D)	32.7
SD-23	Jean Lloydjones (D)	36.1
SD-25	Wally E. Horn (D)	Unopposed
SD-27	Richard J. Varn (D)	15.1
SD-29	Jack Rife (R)	Unopposed
SD-31	Eugene Fraise (D)	21.1
SD-33	Don Gettings (D)	Unopposed
SD-35	Bill Dieleman (D)	Unopposed
SD-37	Charles Bruner (D)	21.4
SD-39	William D. Palmer (D)	Unopposed
SD-41	Julia B. Gentleman (R)	13.2
SD-43	Tom Mann (D)	Unopposed
SD-45	James R. Riordan (D)	12.7
SD-47	Calvin O. Hultman (R)	Unopposed
SD-49	Jack W. Hester (R)	Unopposed

D 58 · R 42 · 10 changed party