1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa House District 72
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Tom Swartz (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Marilyn Wilkie (R) by 38.6 points.
Tom SwartzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%6,858
Marilyn WilkieRepublican
30.7%3,039
9,898 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