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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa House District 60

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Dennis M. Cohoon (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Steven R. Arnold (R) by 13.9 points.

Dennis M. CohoonDemocrat · winner
57.0%4,353
43.0%3,288
7,641 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+4.31976R+4.41978R+3.01980D+13.91986D+25.61988D+25.71990

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