1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa House District 42
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Bob Arnould (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Philip L. Prichard (R) by 32.3 points.
Bob ArnouldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%4,800
Philip L. PrichardRepublican
33.9%2,457
7,257 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