1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Iowa House District 69
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
David Schrader (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Grandia (R) by 9.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
David SchraderDemocrat · winner
54.5%4,919
Robert J. GrandiaRepublican · incumbent
45.4%4,096
9,018 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