1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa House District 61
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Clay Spear (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating John M. Wright (R) by 17.3 points.
Clay SpearDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%5,042
John M. WrightRepublican
41.4%3,558
8,600 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