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1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Iowa House District 52

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Ron J. Corbett (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Doris Peick (D) by 2.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Ron J. CorbettRepublican · winner
51.3%4,609
Doris PeickDemocrat · incumbent
48.5%4,356
8,979 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+5.71980D+1.31982D+1.61984R+2.81986R+8.51988R+18.51990

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