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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa House District 50

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Phil Brammer (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Joe Hill (R) by 25.9 points.

Phil BrammerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%4,558
Joe HillRepublican
34.9%2,617
4.3%320
7,499 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+14.01978D+3.61980D+16.31982D+25.91986D+14.31988D+0.61990

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

The candidates

Phil Brammer (D)Joe Hill (R)

Also on the ballot: Kenneth R. Barger (Other party), 4.3%