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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa House District 28

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Donald D. Avenson (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating John E. Block (R) by 30.8 points.

Donald D. AvensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%6,028
John E. BlockRepublican
34.6%3,188
9,217 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

EvenD+29.31980D+7.71982D+22.51984D+30.81986D+6.91988R+6.91990

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