1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Iowa House District 47
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Mary A. Lundby (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Myron B. Oxley (D) by 17.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mary A. LundbyRepublican · winner
58.6%5,604
Myron B. OxleyDemocrat · incumbent
41.4%3,964
9,571 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