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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa House District 32

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Roger A. Halvorson (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating John Prestemon (D) by 11.9 points.

Roger A. HalvorsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%5,034
44.1%3,965
8,999 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+15.01978D+23.51980R+26.41982R+11.91986R+16.51988R+5.11990

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