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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa House District 48

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Darrell Hanson (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Bob D. Booher (D) by 27.5 points.

Darrell HansonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%5,135
36.3%2,921
8,056 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

EvenR+20.41980R+10.21982R+8.81984R+27.51986R+17.81988R+18.91992

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