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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa House District 13

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Rod Halvorson (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating James G. Cormack (R) by 35.8 points.

Rod HalvorsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.9%5,462
32.1%2,582
8,044 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+16.01976D+6.91978D+6.31980D+35.81986D+41.11988D+5.01990

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