1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Iowa House District 26
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Patricia Harper (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Martin C. Borchelt (R) by 4.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Patricia HarperDemocrat · winner
52.4%5,087
Martin C. BorcheltRepublican
47.6%4,626
9,716 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET