1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa House District 31
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Paul W. Johnson (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Gene A. Sivesind (R) by 16.6 points.
Paul W. JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%4,843
Gene A. SivesindRepublican
41.7%3,461
8,304 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