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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa House District 68

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Linda Beatty (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Marjorie E. Rodgers (R) by 24.5 points.

Linda BeattyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%5,867
37.8%3,558
9,425 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+20.71980D+38.31982D+8.01984D+24.51986D+18.11988D+29.11990

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