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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa House District 2

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Mike Peters (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Ernest Turek (R) by 8.5 points.

Mike PetersDemocrat · winner
54.2%3,899
Ernest TurekRepublican
45.8%3,291
7,193 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+39.11980D+32.31982D+32.11984D+8.51986D+15.41988D+13.41990

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