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1986 election for Iowa House District 18

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Robert Fuller (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Lisle Cook (R) by 1.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Robert FullerDemocrat · winner
50.7%4,972
Lisle CookRepublican
49.3%4,842
9,814 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+13.41978R+13.21980R+11.51984D+1.31986D+4.01988R+5.41990

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