1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa House District 12
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Josephine Gruhn (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Bob Duncan (R) by 16.7 points.
Josephine GruhnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%5,574
Bob DuncanRepublican
41.6%3,978
9,552 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET