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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa House District 24

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Jane Teaford (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Harlan W. Vangerpen (R) by 10.7 points.

Jane TeafordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.4%5,281
44.6%4,258
9,541 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+4.31980R+1.31982D+1.11984D+10.71986D+34.51988D+24.21990

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