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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa House District 3

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Don Shoning (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Jerry L. Marcoe (D) by 23.6 points.

Don ShoningRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%5,481
38.2%3,390
8,872 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+4.01982R+7.41984R+23.61986R+23.91988R+21.91990R+11.71992

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