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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa House District 1

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Steve Hansen (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Willis Junker (R) by 8.6 points.

Steve HansenDemocrat · winner
54.3%4,686
Willis JunkerRepublican
45.7%3,945
8,631 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+29.51984D+8.61986D+28.51988D+34.41992R+1.51994D+0.81996

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