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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa House District 73

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Ralph Rosenberg (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Tracy Rector (R) by 22.8 points.

Ralph RosenbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%5,812
Tracy RectorRepublican
38.6%3,654
9,467 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+19.11980D+27.11982D+26.11984D+22.81986D+25.41988D+19.91990

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