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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa House District 17

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Delwyn Stromer (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Glen Alden (D) by 28.6 points.

Delwyn StromerRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%5,425
Glen AldenDemocrat
35.7%3,009
8,435 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

EvenR+14.31974R+46.71976R+31.81980R+28.61986R+22.51988R+17.71989 special election

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