1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa House District 71
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Dennis H. Black (D) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Kay E. Ward (R) by 41.8 points.
Dennis H. BlackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%7,121
Kay E. WardRepublican
29.1%2,920
10,043 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